PUTNEY — In honor of Black History Month and the ongoing collaboration between the WIndham County NAACP and the town Equity and Inclusion Committee, the Windham County NAACP purchased and presented the Putney Selectboard with a print of the Black Lives Matter Mural as it was captured by commercial photographer Justin Altman (JustinAltman.com) on Sept. 27, 2020.
As described in a news release from the NAACP, the picture will be hung in the meeting room of Town Hall “as a permanent installation of the temporary mural.”
The picture was presented by Laura Chapman, the vice president of the Windham County Vermont NAACP and Anne Beekman, who represented the town Equity and Inclusion Committee. It was accepted by Town Manager Karen Astley and Selectboard Chair Josh Laughlin.