Secretary Haaland Applauds President Biden's Designation of Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Illinois
August 16, 2024
August 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release:
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 Li . . .
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 Li . . .