Controversial murals removed from courthouse head to Columbia College

[Sherman A1]

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Two courthouse murals that were taken down last month in Columbia amid concerns that they depict an attempted lynching, a white man pointing a gun at a Native American man, and enslaved people building the courthouse have a new home.

The murals are headed to the private Columbia College, where Sidney Larson, the late artist who painted the murals, taught for more than 50 years, The Columbia Daily Tribune reports.

The murals will be stored at the college until an exhibit can appropriately highlight the educational and historical purpose of the artwork, college President David Russell wrote in a letter last week to Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill.

“Columbia College would like to see the murals properly preserved as part of the artistic and historical legacy of the region,” Russell wrote.

https://krcgtv.com/news/local/controversial-murals-removed-from-courthouse-head-to-columbia-college

[Karadeniz]

1. The old "it's part of history" intellectual scam. My small town newspaper, years ago, had an

interesting segment. The editor went about town with an interesting question, published 3 answers with a photo. Segment didn't last long. The one I remember was something about the CSA war flag being on modern flags. All 3 replies said, in effect, just fine, part of history. I wondered what they'd think if the modern German flag had a swastika. Probably just fine. Honor the awful.