Lucia Hermo, Meta Ellis, and Emma McDaniel-Ellis at the twentieth annual Vigil for Victims of Hate and Violence on the steps of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
The vigil is held each year to honor those who have been victims of violence due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. It was first observed in 1999, following the brutal murder Billy Jack Gaither of Sylacauga. Hermo was the 2019 recipient of the Billy Jack Gaither Humanitarian Award, name...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | The vigil is held each year to honor those who have been victims of violence due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. It was first observed in 1999, following the brutal murder Billy Jack Gaither of Sylacauga. Hermo was the 2019 recipient of the Billy Jack Gaither Humanitarian Award, named for the Sylacauga man whose brutal murder in 1999 was the reason for the first vigil. |
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