To talk about the area's history, connection to the civil rights movement and legacy, The 21st was joined by the assistant superintendent of the park and a regional director of the National Parks Conservation Association.

On the 21st: We talk about what it looks like to carry on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy, with a pastor in Champaign who was involved in the civil rights movement in Illinois during the 1950s and 1960s. We also speak with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to learn about the connection between Dr. King and President Abraham Lincoln. 

Macomb-based musician Chris Vallillo does shows featuring the music of the American civil rights movement.  Vallillo's new CD, "Oh Freedom" features some of those songs.

Jesse White, Illinois' longtime Secretary of State, was a student at Alabama State College (now Alabama State University) in Montgomery during the 1950s, and took part in the bus boycott combatting segregation on city buses.

State Rep. Carol Ammons talks about the lessons she's learned from the Civil Rights movement.