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FILE - Sculptures representing charred chimneys rising from the smoldering rubble of burned-out buildings make up the Centennial memorial of the 1908 Race Riot entitled, "Acts of Intolerance" by Preston Jackson, on Wednesday March 22, 2023, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/John O'Connor, File)

FILE - Sculptures representing charred chimneys rising from the smoldering rubble of burned-out buildings make up the Centennial memorial of the 1908 Race Riot entitled, "Acts of Intolerance" by Preston Jackson, on Wednesday March 22, 2023, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/John O'Connor, File)

Teresa Haley, a consultant, activist and former president of the Springfield branch of the NAACP, reacts as she speaks, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Springfield, Ill, at right is Sontae Massey, cousin of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old black woman who was shot by a sheriff's deputy in her home after she called 911 for help. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)

Teresa Haley, a consultant, activist and former president of the Springfield branch of the NAACP, reacts as she speaks, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Springfield, Ill, at right is Sontae Massey, cousin of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old black woman who was shot by a sheriff's deputy in her home after she called 911 for help. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)