Historic Houston mural set for rebirth

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One of Houston's signature murals has been slowly chipping away from its canvas on Houston's East End.

Once the largest in the Bayou City, "The Rebirth of Our Nationality" has faded, but Harris County now has a plan to restore the painting that stretches the full 5900 block of Canal Street.

Read more about plans for this work of art and the controversy surrounding it in Jayme Fraser's article on HoustonChronicle.com.

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