President Joe Biden, who is joined by civil rights leaders, community members, and elected officials, speaks after signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 16, to designate the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Joe Biden, who is joined by civil rights leaders, community members, and elected officials, stands up after signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 16, to designate the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Joe Biden, who is joined by civil rights leaders, community members, and elected officials, smiles after signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 16, to designate the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Joe Biden, who is joined by civil rights leaders, community members, and elected officials, talks after handing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, fourth from left, the pen he used to sign a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 16, to designate the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., second from left, reacts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)