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Will controversial Baker County Courthouse mural be moved?
Read full article: Will controversial Baker County Courthouse mural be moved?MACCLENNY, Fla. – The Baker County Courthouse mural depicting three hooded Ku Klux Klan members riding on horses has been a controversial topical for nearly two decades. During Tuesday evening’s Baker County Board of Commissioners meeting, commissioners discussed for a while moving the mural from the courthouse but they did not formally vote to move it. Chairman James Bennett, who acknowledges this is a sensitive topic, seemed to suggest he would approve moving the mural if there is first a place confirmed for the mural to go. PREVIOUS STORIES: Baker County Courthouse mural causes stir on social media | Baker County residents weigh-in on controversial courthouse muralA group of lawyers is demanding the mural’s immediate removal. All five county commissioners had not responded to News4Jax’s request for comment as of early Wednesday evening.