{"id":13573,"date":"2018-10-19T14:56:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T21:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=13573"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:47:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:47:22","slug":"the-line-zimmerman-librarys-controversial-murals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-zimmerman-librarys-controversial-murals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Zimmerman Library\u2019s Controversial Murals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yn2HtoQrvgE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>October 19, 2018 \u2013 The University of New Mexico has a policy of equity and inclusion, but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.unm.edu\/news\/unm-zimmerman-mural-update\">four murals<\/a> that have been on the walls of the Zimmerman Library since 1939 have caused controversy over the last few decades. Titled \u201cThree peoples,\u201d the mural series is supposed to portray three groups \u2013 the Anglo, the Hispanic, and the Native American \u2013 but it is clear they portray a white-centered narrative. Amid recent protests, the UNM administration is proposing a temporary solution to address concerns while it looks for a more permanent one.\u00a0 Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss whether covering the murals with curtains is a good idea, and propose some possible solutions of their own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line Panelists:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Merritt Allen, Vox Optima LLC<br \/>\nMichael Bird, public health consultant<br \/>\nDan Foley, former House minority whip<br \/>\nGiovanna Rossi, president, Collective Action Strategies; host, The Well Woman Show<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Further Reading:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/story\/news\/local\/new-mexico\/2018\/10\/09\/unm-administration-recommends-covering-controversial-murals\/1577559002\/\">UNM administration recommends covering controversial murals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailylobo.com\/article\/2018\/10\/murals-zimmerman-unm-removal-three\">Controversial murals in Zimmerman Library may be removed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 19, 2018 \u2013 The University of New Mexico has a policy of equity and inclusion, but\u00a0four murals that have been on the walls of the Zimmerman Library since 1939 have caused controversy over the last few decades. 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