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SR0128LRB104 12381 LAW 22621 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The Lincoln Colored Home (LCH) of Springfield, 

3the first Black orphanage in the State of Illinois and the 

4second Black orphanage in the United States, was founded by 

5former probation office and community servant Eva Carroll 

6Monroe in 1898; and

7 WHEREAS, The LCH, which operated until 1933, was 

8originally established in response to racial discrimination 

9towards Black children who were denied access to shelter and 

10other resources by local orphanages, and as time passed, it 

11extended its services to also providing shelter for widows; 

12and

13 WHEREAS, Prior to opening the LCH, Eva Carroll Monroe 

14worked tirelessly on behalf of orphaned Black children and 

15made many sacrifices, including taking children into her own 

16home and providing for them without the aid of government 

17assistance, and as a Black woman, she continued to heroically 

18protect and serve Black children during the harsh times of the 

19Jim Crow era; and

20 WHEREAS, Eva Carroll Monroe was a dedicated child advocate 

21and provider, a fearless protector, and a national trailblazer 

SR0128- 2 -LRB104 12381 LAW 22621 r

1who selfishly dedicated her life to the protection, welfare, 

2education, and service of Black children and her community, 

3and her courageous efforts in Illinois were instrumental in 

4raising standards of child welfare and protection nationwide; 

5and

6 WHEREAS, The structure that once housed Eva Carroll 

7Monroe's LCH, which was placed on the National Register of 

8Historic Places in 1988 and recently purchased by Route 

9History Museum, remains the only brick-and-mortar building of 

10the first two Black orphanages to still exist in th