In partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), the Community Remembrance Projectof Missouri (CRP-MO) was established by Missourians to work in coordination with communities throughout the state to memorialize victims of racial terror lynching, raise public awareness, facilitate education, and engage in conversations around reconciliation.  The centerpiece of these efforts revolves around Missouri's history of racial injustice—in particular, its legacy of racial terrorism.

Over the last several years, the Community Remembrance Project of Missouri has been working to recognize victims of lynching, with the ultimate aims of collecting 60 jars of soil from lynching sites across the state, erecting historical markers, and creating a permanent soil exhibit in Kansas City, Missouri acknowledging the statewide horrors of racial injustice.  It is our sincerest hope this will provide a resource for and encourage others to do this necessary work, so that together we might build a better and more just future for all Missourians. In this effort, we have pledged to uphold the Equal Justice Initiative’s  values of authenticity, forthrightness, collaboration, listening with respect, and empowering courtesy.