SAN FRANCISCO - Over 100 people packed the lobby of a San Francisco public high school to view a controversial mural criticized as racist and degrading for its depiction of black and Native American people. Officials allowed visitors to see the “Life of Washington” mural for two hours on Thursday after the San Francisco School Board voted in June to paint over the 83-year-old fresco. The public viewing opportunity came in response to multiple requests over the past several months, according to Laura Dudnick, spokesperson for the San Francisco Unified School District. Some were local and others came in from towns outside San Francisco to glimpse the much-discussed mural. Linda Fadeke Richardson of San Francisco was one of the few people at the viewing who supported the board’s decision to paint over the mural.

Source: thestar August 02, 2019 01:52 UTC