CHICAGO – Deputy Majority Leader state Rep. Mary Flowers, D-Chicago, welcomes Secretary of State Jesse White to address the House Statue and Monument Review Task Force hearing on Wednesday, June 9 at 10:30 a.m. at the Michael A. Bilandic Building, located at 160 N. LaSalle Street in Chicago. The meeting will be held in the sixth floor committee room.
Members of the task force will be joined by Secretary White and two members from the National Civil Rights Museum; Faith Morris, Chief Marketing & External Affairs Officer and Dr. Noelle Trent, Director of Interpretation, Collections and Education. The group will discuss Secretary White’s initiative to erect a new Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statue on the Capitol grounds in Springfield.
“How we depict our past history is critical to how we reflect the morals and values of our communities today,” said Flowers. “We will hear a refreshing initiative from the Secretary of State and renowned experts about how we can better represent all communities through our state artwork as we wish to be as inclusive and diverse as the state of Illinois.”
The National Civil Rights Museum was founded in 1991 and is located at the former Lorraine Motel, which is where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. The museum is part of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, which coalesces many historic sites, museums and programs that focus on social justice and human rights. The perspectives and expertise of Secretary White, Ms. Morris and Dr. Trent will inform the task force on how to better honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a state so central to Black liberty and excellence.
The meeting will be a hybrid hearing with some participants joining in person, including Secretary White. Attendees will be required to adhere to the same social distancing and face covering guidelines of the Illinois House of Representatives and Michael A. Bilandic Building.
Who: Chairwoman Deputy Maj. Leader Flowers
Members of the Task Force
Secretary of State Jesse White
Faith Morris, Chief Marketing & External Affairs Officer
National Civil Rights Museum
Dr. Noelle Trent, Director of Interpretation, Collections and Education
National Civil Rights Museum
What: Illinois House Statue and Monument Review Task Force Hearing
When: Wednesday, June 9, 10:30 a.m.
Where: Michael A. Bilandic Building
160 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago
Sixth Floor Committee Room
Rep. Mary E. Flowers
Deputy Majority Leader
(D-Chicago)
31st District
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