Sacramento Landmarks To Be Lit Up In Purple To Honor Women's Suffrage
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Several Sacramento landmarks will be lit purple and gold on Wednesday night to honor the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote.
We are proud to join a national effort #ForwardIntoLight celebrating 100 years since the ratification of the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote. @TheCityofSac will light up monuments, tag us in your photos. #19thAmendment #WomensVote100 https://t.co/SsD8moDeXt
— Angelique Ashby (@AngeliqueAshby) August 26, 2020
The buildings that will be lit up include Memorial Auditorium, the bridge at Sacramento City College, Capitol Mall and the Richards Boulevard underpass.
Sacramentans are being urged to snap a photo in front of the Memorial Auditorium and share it on social media to commemorate the day.
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