BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A large Black Lives Matter mural is now painted across part of Main Street in Vermont’s largest city after hundreds of volunteers turned out to help with the effort.
Last week, the Burlington city council unanimously passed a resolution in favor of the mural, which was painted on Sunday. A similar mural was painted in front of the Statehouse in Montpelier in June.
That mural was organized in less than a week amid protests nationwide sparked by the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a handcuffed black man, died on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck.
City Councilor Karen Paul, a Democrat, said the Burlington mural is a way for the city to reinforce its commitment to racial justice, WCAX-TV reported. The resolution states that the goal is to show continued solidarity and honor the Black Lives Matter movement and the members of the Black community who have been affected by racism.
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger said he hopes it serves as a reminder of the realities of systemic racism, particularly the racial disparities in health care exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the television station reported.
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