West Point is displaying a Ku Klux Klan plaque at entrance to Science building, Congressional Naming Commission finds wwaytv3.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wwaytv3.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The engraving at the storied military academy - situated in Upstate New York - is part of massive mural depicting multiple elements of US history, on one of its oldest campus buildings.
The West Point military academy defended the Ku Klux Klan plaque, saying it was part of a much larger, bronze mural that depicted both the tragedies and triumphs in American history.
The Congressional Naming Commission reported the U.S. Military Academy has a plaque at the entrance to its science center with Ku Klux Klan written on it.