Monday, August 03, 2026
UIS selected to write historical content for 1908 Springfield race riot exhibit
The Illinois State Museum Society has awarded a team from the University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies and History Department the contract to write the historical content for a permanent exhibit on the 1908 Springfield race riot at the new Springfield Sangamon County Transportation HUB, currently under construction on Ninth Street in downtown Springfield.Sangamon County selected the Illinois State Museum, with assistance from the Illinois State Museum Society, to lead development of the
