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Right-hand "Jazz" Wall

Rhapsody Mural at Urdy Plaza

From Jacci Howard Bear, About.com

Rhapsody by John Yancey at Urdy PlazaPhoto © J. Bear
Rhapsody by John Yancey at Urdy Plaza
Children changing a flat, a masonic lodge, a church, a quilt, and a Jazz Quartet cover the right-hand wall.

Overall and within specific scenes of the mural are reflected the cultural history of this part of Austin, especially African-American history. At one time the City of Austin had designated this area the "negro section."

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