Historian and geographer Gray Brechin talks about the effort to destroy the historic Victor Arnautoff murals at Washington High in San Francisco. He discusses the history of the murals including their exposure of the history of George Washington. He also discusses other efforts to remove murals at Coit Tower and at Rincon annex because of their political content. African American and Native American students at the school have demanded that the murals be removed. Since the San Francisco Unified School District does not have the funds they would have to destroy the historic murals.
This interview was done by Steve Zeltzer of WorkWeek radio on 5/28/19.
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Murals at Washington High School Stoke Debate: Board to Decide Their Fate
Murals at Washington High School Stoke Debate: Board to Decide Their Fate