Norwalk decides to take down controversial mural

Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling confirms the city is removing a controversial mural on display at City Hall for decades. Officials say they've received complaints about the painting which depicts a scene

News 12 Staff

May 3, 2016, 9:34 PM

Updated 3,158 days ago

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Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling confirms the city is removing a controversial mural on display at City Hall for decades.
Officials say they've received complaints about the painting which depicts a scene from a Mark Twain novel in which a slave appears to be carrying a white man's luggage.
The fate of the mural was discussed at a public hearing last week.
Rilling says the mural will possibly be relocated to a less prominent public location than City Hall.