Pardon sought for Black Illinois man executed in 1908
John O’Connor/AP 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, Wednesday March 22, 2023, in Springfield, Ill. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Joe James, a Black man, was asleep under […]
