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The Washington Post
The Washington Post

Springfield is on a list of proposed National Monuments highlighted in The Washington Post. The Antiquities Act of 1906 empowers the president to safeguard public lands and waters for the benefit of all Americans. President Biden could invoke the Antiquities Act to establish new national monuments.

NPS Special Resource Study
NPS Special Resource Study

The Midwest Region SRS study team created the “architecture of erasure” concept to help the public understand the goal of the white mob to erase Black people from the land. The absence of structures is the important resource that NPS could manage if the site is added to the System.

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Criminal Justice Reform Bill
Criminal Justice Reform Bill

Springfield NAACP & Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc

1908 Race Riot Site Declaration
1908 Race Riot Site Declaration

30th Addition to African American Civil Rights Network

1908 Race Riot National Monument
1908 Race Riot National Monument

City of Springfield pledge to donate property for monument

Teresa Haley | 2019 First Citizen Award
Teresa Haley | 2019 First Citizen Award

“2019 First Citizen Award,” Springfield, IL

10 Shared Principles of Interaction
10 Shared Principles of Interaction

ILACP and the Illinois NAACP State Conference made history.

Springfield NAACP & Park Service
Springfield NAACP & Park Service

Special Resource Study Public Forum

Illinois NAACP president on Redistricting Lawsuit
Illinois NAACP president on Redistricting Lawsuit

Illinois NAACP president on redistricting lawsuit and gerrymandering.

Springfield Civil Rights History
Springfield Civil Rights History

In 1908, a race riot broke out in the capital city and lasted three days.