SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A piece of legislation from Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) that would make the site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riots nationally recognized has moved forward in the U.S. House of Representatives.Â
On Monday, Davis was able to secure funding for a study required to determine whether or not the site should be added to the National Park System.
President of the NAACP chapter in Springfield, Teresa Hayley, said this is a project she and Davis have been working on for years. Pretty much since they discovered there were additional houses burnt down at that site, Rodney and I have worked hard to make sure Springfield was recognized for the 1908 Race Riots, Hayley said.
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