Update 9/4/25: State workers recovered the new street mural overnight, painting the entire street outside black, per the Woodson Museum. The Florida Department of Transportation failed to completely erase St. Petersburg’s “Black History Matters” street mural when workers painted the pavement last Friday night. Less than a week later, someone used FDOT’s outline to repaint […]
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Days after FDOT removed it, somebody repainted St. Petersburg’s ‘Black History Matters’ mural
It’s unclear whether the state or city will pay for coverups.