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Idaho murals of lynching spark debate

For 66 years, two murals depicting the lynching of an Indian have hung in a now-abandoned county courthouse in Idaho's capital -- reminders of the bloodshed that accompanied America's westward expansion.

Starting in 2008, the Idaho Legislature plans to meet in the old Ada County courthouse while the state Capitol is renovated. And lawmakers, historians, and Indian leaders disagree over whether the murals should be preserved as history or removed or covered up as disturbing and offensive.

''They should be painted over," said Claudeo Broncho of the Shoshone- Bannock tribe, whose traditional territory included Ada County.

Others want the murals to remain as reminders of injustices committed against Indians.

Read entire article at Boston Globe