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The teenagers who painted the Great Wall of Los Angeles mural under Judith Baca's direction came from what kind of opposing backgrounds?
Answer
Rival gangs
Baca specifically recruited youth from rival gangs to work side by side on the mural, using the collaborative art project to foster peace among them.
💡 Did you know?
Judith Baca coordinated the Great Wall of Los Angeles—a 13-block mural—by employing 400+ teenagers from rival gangs who painted peacefully together.
Other options people guess
- Rival high schools
- Rival sports teams
- Rival dance crews
Topics
- muralist
- public-art
- los-angeles
- community-art
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