Univ. of Idaho moves to cover up ‘ahistorical’ mural depicting lynching of Native American

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A mural depicting the lynching of a Native American will be covered up by the University of Idaho.

Univ. of Idaho moves to cover up ‘ahistorical’ mural depicting lynching of Native American
Reuters
26 Jun 2015 at 00:26 ET

The University of Idaho intends to cover with fabric a pair of controversial murals in a historic Boise building that depict the lynching of a Native American man by two white settlers armed with a rifle and stick.

The masking of the murals comes as the university based in the Idaho city of Moscow prepares to mark the formal opening of a satellite campus for its law school at the former Ada County Courthouse in September.

By covering the images, including one in which a bound Native American man kneels beneath a tree whose branch bears a noose, the university acknowledges they will be offensive to some and that they are not representative of a known historical event, a school official said on Thursday.

“Displaying these lynching murals is not consistent with our educational mission,” said Lee Dillion, an associate dean of the university’s College of Law.