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Replacing acts of hate with art in Boise

A colorful mural with blues, purples, greens and reds cover the walls and roof of a tunnel. There are flowers, people and a butterfly shown in this shot of the mural.
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Addie Boswell created E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One), the mural resides within the 8th Street Tunnel, located near the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial.

If you’ve visited the Boise Greenbelt recently, you may have noticed a new addition to the 8th Street tunnel. A vibrant mural from artist Addie Boswell now encompasses the space.

After anti-semitic graffiti was found in the tunnel last year, the City of Boise wanted to spread a message of acceptance and belonging.

Boswell and the executive director of the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights, Christina Bruce-Bennion, joined Idaho Matters to talk more about the mural and what it means to be part of the Boise community.

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