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Speaker Welch sees Biden declare race riot site a national monument
Ceremony will be held Friday in the Oval Office and will feature civil rights leaders and community leaders from Springfield.
Thursday marks the 116th anniversary of the riot.
Updates include digital panels that provide additional photos, Spanish translations, and interactive elements such as QR codes.
Workers install the 22-foot-tall Steel Garden at the ALPLM.
During the closure, museum staff will hit the road with community programming and exhibits.
The barrel was purchased at an auction in Central Illinois about 40 years ago.
“Abraham Lincoln’s legacy belongs to the world, so the whole world should be able to see these images” – ALPLM Executive Director Christina Shutt
More than 4,000 Tripadvisor users have rated ALPLM as “excellent”.
The ‘Here I Have Lived’ now has a new online home