Historical marker to commemorate 1889 lynching of Black teenager
The ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. at the Boone County Government Center Plaza and the Boone County Courthouse lawn.
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The ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. at the Boone County Government Center Plaza and the Boone County Courthouse lawn.
Tom Watson, who taught at Columbia College for 40 years, was as enmeshed in the fabric of Columbia as a person can be.
The artist, Columbia College art professor Sid Larson, created the murals as a part of a courthouse expansion in 1994.
The Boone County Commission voted on Oct. 7 to remove the murals and safely store them.
The Boone County Commission voted Thursday afternoon to remove murals from the Boone County Courthouse that have sparked community debate.