President Biden Issues Proclamation on Establishment of Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on Aug. 16, 2024, on the establishment of the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument:
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In August 1908, mere blocks from the former home of President Abraham Lincoln, a white mob attacked the Black community in Springfield, Illinois, lynching two Black Americans and burning homes down to their foundations. By the time the National Guard quelled the violence, the mob had looted and destro . . .
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In August 1908, mere blocks from the former home of President Abraham Lincoln, a white mob attacked the Black community in Springfield, Illinois, lynching two Black Americans and burning homes down to their foundations. By the time the National Guard quelled the violence, the mob had looted and destro . . .