Biden Designates Site of 1908 Springfield Race Riot as National Monument

Published on August 17, 2024

Circled by Democratic lawmakers, civil rights leaders, and community members from behind the White House Resolute desk, President Joe Biden designated a national monument on Aug. 16 in memory of a 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois. “Over 100 years ago, this week, a mob not far from Lincoln’s home unleashed a race riot in Springfield, and that really shocked the conscience of the nation,” Biden said while signing the proclamation. The White House said in a statement that the monument will “tell the story of a horrific attack by a white mob on a Black community that was representative of the racism, intimidation, and violence that Black Americans experienced across the country.”...

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