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Secretary Haaland Applauds President Biden’s Designation of Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Illinois

August 16, 2024 · Source: National Park Service

In black and white, two men spray a firehose on the smoking rubble of a collapsed building. Another damaged, but still standing, house sits in the background. — Image supplied by the National Park Service. View the original image and credit

President Joe Biden today established the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument as America’s newest national park site — the eighth addition to the national park system during the Biden-Harris administration. The new national monument will help tell a more complete story of America by preserving historic objects associated with a violent, racially motivated riot in President Abraham Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Illinois, in 1908 that ultimately served as a catalyst for important steps in the civil rights movement, including the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

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