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WABASH VALLEY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Multiple late Black leaders are being recognized for Black History Month at Oak Ridge Cemetery located in Springhill, Illinois through a new educational card program. While Oak Ridge Cemetery is mostly known for being the site of Abraham Lincoln's tomb, every guest that visits the cemetery during Black History Month [...]
Photo by Vincent “June” Chappelle The Lincoln Colored Home, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is in need of renovation and repair. which she ran for 35 years. It's a facet of Springfield's history that doesn't get the attention it deserves. Mary Frances – a professor, artist and activist who lives in Springfield – set out to help rectify that last year with a documentary titled Eva Carroll Monroe and the Lincoln Color...