Name:   Email :   East St. Louis Race Riot Memorial July 1-2, 2005 July 1-2, 2005; East St. Louis and St. Louis communities come together to lay to rest the ancestors that suffered the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riots. Endangered Underground Railroad Sites The Illinois preservation Agency estimates some five hundred properties in Illinois are associated with the Underground railroad..many are in poor condition... Governor Touts Tourism Gov. Blagojevish brings opportunity Returns to Southwestern Illinois. It consists of 5 primary goals to address economic and workforce development. The Special Events Archive This is where all events, old and new are listed.   (send your schedules & we will post)       2006 Photo Album       "Lifting the Legacy " 2007 & 4th Annual 1917 Commemoration 2007. Details Forthcoming Celebrate Illinois Arts Week- Oct. 8-14, 2006     Save the Date: Kwanzaa 2006 12/26th-31st Watch Night-Celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation 12/31/06 MLK 2007 Observances 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot Commeration June 30 – July 2, 2006 Lifting the Legacy: Tribute to Miles May 26, 2006   Event Flier Word   Event Flier PDF   St. Louis Post-Dispatch Pre-Event Coverage 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot Commeration Jul 1-2 2005   Photo Gallery 1917 East St. Louis Memorial - Jul 3 2004   Photo Gallery Lamps of Knowledge, Lights to Freedom Conference - Jun 6 2004   Photo Gallery - Conference Coverage   Follow Up Press Release - HTML Format   Follow Up Press Release -74KB, .PDF

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