President Biden, joined by civil rights leaders, community members and elected officials, talks after handing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, fourth from left, the pen he used to sign a proclamation designating the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument. President Biden on Friday designated a national monument at the site of the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Ill., a seminal moment …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation Friday to designate a national monument at the Springfield, Illinois, site of the 1908 race riot, which later fueled the formation of the NAACP. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a briefing with reporters on Wednesday that the ceremony will be held Friday in the Oval …
