Duckworth Joins President Biden for Declaration of 1908 Race Riot Site as a National Monument
August 16, 2024
August 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined President Joe Biden in the Oval Office for the President's signing ceremony to officially declare the 1908 Springfield Race Riot Site as a national monument to be managed by the U.S. National Park Service through an Antiquities Act proclamation. Duckworth has been a steadfast leader in securing national monument recognition for the 1908 Springfield . . .
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined President Joe Biden in the Oval Office for the President's signing ceremony to officially declare the 1908 Springfield Race Riot Site as a national monument to be managed by the U.S. National Park Service through an Antiquities Act proclamation. Duckworth has been a steadfast leader in securing national monument recognition for the 1908 Springfield . . .