Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
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Springfield Race Riot Study Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the archeological site near Madison Street and the 10th Street Rail Corridor and other sites in Springfield, Illinois, associated with the 1908 Springfield Race Riot. Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the sites, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating them as a unit of the National Park System.
Assault and harassment offensesCivil disturbancesHistoric sites and heritage areasIllinoisMonuments and memorialsParks, recreation areas, trailsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. historyViolent crime
Springfield Race Riot Study Act
USA116th CongressHR-139| House
| Updated: 9/22/2020
Springfield Race Riot Study Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the archeological site near Madison Street and the 10th Street Rail Corridor and other sites in Springfield, Illinois, associated with the 1908 Springfield Race Riot. Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the sites, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating them as a unit of the National Park System.
Assault and harassment offensesCivil disturbancesHistoric sites and heritage areasIllinoisMonuments and memorialsParks, recreation areas, trailsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. historyViolent crime