UK: Thousands visit mural of footballer Marcus Rashford to protest its defacing by racists
Some of the crowd who visited the mural (WSWS Media)
They had gathered there to protest against racism, after the mural was daubed with racist graffiti within an hour of England’s Sunday evening defeat by Italy in the European Championship final.
Rashford, along with two other black England players, missed a penalty in the decisive shootout at the end of match. All were targeted for online racist abuse.
On Tuesday morning, Akse, the artist who painted the mural, spray painted over the graffiti, restoring it. Before he arrived, a local resident had covered the racist messages up with bin liners. Many then covered much of the wall with anti-racist messages, showing their appreciation for Rashford and the other footballers.
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