A statement from the Birmingham mayor's office explains that “The project developed after two people, who did not know each other, contacted the Mayor’s Office with the same idea. Cara McClure of Black Lives Matter Birmingham contacted Mayor Randall L. Woodfin with an interest to celebrate Juneteenth and honor activists/ foot soldiers. To do so, she would paint “Black Lives Matter’’ on a Birmingham street. McClure, however, was unaware that Birmingham mural artist, Shawn Fitzwater, had contacted the Mayor’s Office of Public Information also with an idea to duplicate the D.C. message.” The two concepts were merged to form the mural. A block near Railroad Park was selected as the space to display the intended message from both groups.]]>
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