Murals On Ashland Floodwall

(Ashland)  Community groups in Ashland are raising money to celebrate black history by having an area artist paint two murals on the city's floodwall. The groups organized fundraisers on Saturday at Christ Temple Church, according to The Daily Independent. The murals were first proposed in October, but so far fundraising has been stalled. One mural would depict Booker T. Washington School, an all-black school that existed in Ashland before mandated integration. The other mural would show several historic black churches in the area.

The cost of painting the murals is estimated at $20,000. The murals will be painted by artist Jerry Johnson of Flatwoods.