[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 58 (Thursday, March 30, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1681]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         SPRINGFIELD 1908 NATIONAL RACE RIOT NATIONAL MONUMENT

  (Ms. BUDZINSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BUDZINSKI. Madam Speaker, more than a century ago, the Black 
community in Springfield, Illinois, came under attack by a violent mob, 
resulting in the loss of lives and livelihoods.
  While the 1908 Springfield race riot demonstrates our Nation's deep 
history of racial violence, it also gave rise to the NAACP, an 
organization that would lead the charge in securing civil rights for 
millions of Black Americans in the decades to come.
  Today, I am honored to introduce bipartisan legislation with 
Congressman Darin LaHood to make the site of this historic event a 
national monument, providing long overdue recognition for our local 
history and its impact on our Nation.
  I am grateful to Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth for their 
work on this bill in the Senate, and I look forward to working together 
to make this vision a reality.

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