3 Hot Days in August
Itinerary for Saturday, August 16
9:30 AM – Old State Capitol State Historic Site, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza (Starts at the Lincoln Statues at 6th and Adams)
• IDNR Historic Sites, 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour
2:30 PM – Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum, 1440 Monument Ave.
Featured Presentation:
• Ken Page, President of the Springfield Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
3:00–5:00 PM – Closing Reception
Thank you to our partners:
Springfield Branch NAACP
Springfield African American History Museum
National Park Service
HSHS St. John's Hospital
Illinois State Museum
Illinois State Museum Society
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Fever River Research
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Sangamon Experience
UIS Center for Lincoln Studies
Hanson Professional Services, Inc.