Black History Month Celebration of the State's 200th Birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the 1968 Civil Rights Act

The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) and the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum presented a program focused on commitment to fairness, equality, and nondiscrimination. 

The event featured a keynote by Teresa Haley from the Springfield Chapter of the NAACP and a performance by Kathryn Harris as Harriet Tubman.

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