Meta Ellis presenting the Stephen Light Youth Activist Award to Eric Samelo at the twentieth annual Vigil for Victims of Hate and Violence on the steps of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
The event is held each year to honor those who have been victims of violence due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. The first vigil took place in 1999, following the brutal murder Billy Jack Gaither of Sylacauga.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/robinson/id/215 |
| Summary: | The event is held each year to honor those who have been victims of violence due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. The first vigil took place in 1999, following the brutal murder Billy Jack Gaither of Sylacauga. |
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