Read the Wikipedia entry for that place. It is unintentionally hilarious in the pains it takes to soft-sell the myriad problems.
They say Americans don’t ‘do’ irony but that hulking, unattractive doorstop parked smack dab in front of the downtown skyline serves as exactly the WRONG kind of reminder about race relations and history. It was and is a sop to all the rabble-rousers. Here’s the delicious irony: the next time this group or that preacher demands some kind of payout or ‘tribute’ even the most cowardly politician can point to the Underground Freedom Center and say ‘sorry but we’ve been down that road before.’
Yep. Didn’t cost me a dime, so I don’t get angry about it.