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extraordinary piece of art and this then message. should make the kkk bigger and brighter. yes, that kkk. the ku klux klan is not heritage. that is a hate group. reporter: the simple inclusion of these hooded klansmen on horseback has not riled john and other groups is that this mural is hanging inside the baker county courthouse. mrs. smith is phillips paralegal. if i were to walk into this courthouse for any legal matter, am i going to be getting justice? am i going to be treated fairly? reporter: the group is now launched a petition on change.org to remove the mural. it s a pretty mural but it should northbound a place of historic value, as a museum. reporter: not in the courthouse? not in the courthouse. reporter: jean barber, the local historian died several years ago but in a guide explains why many items were included the mural.
but it should be in a place of history not in the courthouse. reporter: jean barber tied several years ago. in a guide explained why many of the elements were included. the palmetto panther, confederate soldiers. he described the kkk as an organization that sometimes took vigilant justice to extremes but was sometimes the only control the county knew over those outside the law. it s a bad thing to happen. it s part of what did happen. reporter: hoyle has lived here all his life and started a counter petition to leave the mural alone. he collected as many signatures as the petitioners who want it to come down. they are offended by the hooded klansmen and other images. you tell them what? if that s the case are we going to stop talking about the holocaust in school? you have to know the history to stop it from happening again. reporter: the petition