Six Murals That Honor Black History and Culture | CITY OF RALEIGH: (visitRaleigh.com)
Six Murals That Honor Black History and Culture | CITY OF RALEIGH: (visitRaleigh.com)
City of raleigh issued the following announcement on Feb. 6.
The Raleigh area is home to a vibrant collection of murals that pay tribute to the rich history and cultural heritage of the City of Oaks and beyond.
A number of those murals are dedicated to Black history, community and culture—triumphant depictions and stunning works of art that bring color and life to the city's streets and serve as powerful reminders of the contributions and resilience of Black Americans.
Below are six spots to see some of this super important art!
Celebrating John Lewis
This mural by artist Jalel Ronin celebrates the life of the late John Lewis, a towering figure of the civil rights era who served for more than three decades in Congress and is known for his unwavering fight for equality in the 1960s.
Lewis—who in 2011 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor—was one of the 13 original Freedom Riders, was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinator Committee, was an organizing leader of the March on Washington and led many other protests, sit-ins and marches. Lewis was arrested more than 40 times and repeatedly physically assaulted, including an infamous beating by police that fractured his skull on the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Selma in 1965.
Lewis died at the age of 80 in 2020, and this mural on the exterior of Trophy Brewing + Pizza went up the following month.
The mural depicts the Edmond Pettus Bridge with a new name, the John Lewis Bridge, a change that many have advocated for in recent years.
Original source can be found here.
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