The NAACP is calling for a mural to be removed from a Palo Alto courthouse as they say it’s racist and offensive.
The large mural covers the high wall dividing two courtrooms and it’s located the first floor of the Santa Clara County Superior Court in Palo Alto.
The mural depicts indigenous people kneeling in front of priests.
The story was first reported by the San Jose Spotlight. Now, multiple groups want it removed or covered calling it deeply offensive.
“No historical piece should be left up that reminds another of culture or ethnicity that they have been marginalized,” said Raymond Goins, executive committee of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the NAACP.
Goins added that the mural, painted in the 1960s, showcases colonialism and belittles local indigenous people.
“So why would we want to endorse, or have on view a portrait that reminds the native population that they were enslaved by their captors?” he said.
The chairwoman of the …