120-foot mural honors E.E. Butler and other ‘hidden figures’ of Gainesville’s Black community - Gainesville Times

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120-foot mural honors E.E. Butler and other ‘hidden figures’ of Gainesville’s Black community

Eagle Scout Ashton Dziengue designed the new mural depicting several historical figures of the local Black community at the entrance of the new Butler Park currently under construction along Athens Street in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

10282022 DZIENGUE 2.jpg — Eagle Scout Ashton Dziengue designed the new mural depicting several historical figures of the local Black community at the entrance of the new Butler Park currently under construction along Athens Street in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

Hidden figures of Gainesville’s past now have a place of prominence.