The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts billboard depicting Bloody Sunday with the “Make America Great Again” logo – courtesy of 1819News.com
In the 2024 Election, President Donald Trump garnered 16% of the Black vote, double the amount from the 2020 (8%). In a new poll published earlier this week by AtlastIntel from January 21-23rd, 69% of Black voters so far approve of President Trump’s performance.
President Trump has come out the gate with “shock and awe,” signing a plethora of Executive Orders and taking action against the immigration crisis that is wearing down major metropolitan areas and testing the limits of their constituents, especially minority citizens.
In his first term, President Trump championed the Black community by signing long-term funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), securing them $255 million in annual, permanent funding and forgiving $322 million in disaster loans for a handful of schools.
He signed the First Steps Act, which reduced mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenses and granting credits for good behavior. Almost 90% of those impacted by this law were Black.
President Trump also created Opportunity Zones, bringing in billions of dollars in private investment to help ignite economic growth in many minority communities. He brought Black unemployment to an all-time low, advocated for school choice programs, and established a $1 billion fund for minority-owned businesses though the Commerce Department.
But the high approval rating, the doubling of vote share among Blacks, and the promise to be a President for all American citizens didn’t dissuade the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts from going full-blown political with a race-baiting billboard depicting John Lewis and protesters being confronted by Alabama State Troopers in the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march.
According to 1819News.com:
Billboards apparently sponsored by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts have popped up in the Montgomery area, featuring President Donald Trump’s popular “Make America Great Again” slogan pasted over a picture of the infamous Bloody Sunday in Selma.
The photo appeared on at least one billboard observed by 1819 News, but other reports state identical billboards are scattered throughout the county; all featuring the name of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) pasted at the bottom.
On March 7, 1965, approximately 600 civil rights activists set out to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in protest of racial discrimination in voting. They were attacked by the Alabama State Troopers, some on horseback, using tear gas and billy clubs. The protest led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. By a percentage, more Republicans supported the bill than Democrats.
The billboard hosting the race-baiting ad is owned by Lamar Advertising, which is also listed as a “Sustaining Guarantor,” meaning they donate at least $25,000.
According to the museum’s 2023 Annual Report, the most recent one published, the City and County of Montgomery fund the museum with $3.182 million dollars, approximately 69% of its annual revenue. The museum received $437,014 from “Federal, State, and Local Grants” as well.
Selma ‘Bloody Sunday’ scene with ‘Make America Great Again’ inscribed featured on Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts billboards
By @CraigMonger1819 https://t.co/NxlGJDimqx
— 1819 News (@1819News) January 28, 2025
It’s all they have. Democrats will keep racism alive forever, unless we stop them.
Vote against racism, vote against Democrats.
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— NoMorningJoeFan (@MorningJoeFan) January 29, 2025
On the left – Democrats; on the right – Republicans. I can accept this billboard as accurate. https://t.co/2k3FFV24El
— @ChampionHill (@BakerCreek63) January 29, 2025
JUST LAUNCHED: Our #TeamUnity billboard featuring President @realDonaldTrump, @JDVance, @RobertKennedyJr, @TulsiGabbard, @ElonMusk, and @VivekGRamaswamy who are all committed to restoring the American Dream!
Together, we will SAVE AMERICA! pic.twitter.com/QonwfkJ5Ef
— Republican Party of Arizona (@AZGOP) September 19, 2024
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