Fiscally Sponsored
The Black Cherry Tree Project
The Black Cherry Tree Project (BCTP) is committed to challenging racial violence and white supremacy through art, dialogue, education, and nature. Focused on honoring the 33 documented lynching victims of Jefferson County, Alabama, BCTP collaborates with local artists to create commemorative artworks and plant Black Cherry trees as living memorials across Birmingham public parks. Each tree is accompanied by a custom-designed marker with a QR code linking to the victims’ stories and an online archive of artworks created in their honor, which are also publicly exhibited to engage and educate the community. As BCTP grows, we are building a reproducible framework to expand “seeds” nationwide—planting trees across states to memorialize lynching victims and support community healing. Through these efforts, public dialogue, and youth education, BCTP aims to inspire policy change and continue the work of dismantling white supremacy for lasting social justice.
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