{"id":328,"date":"2026-02-12T17:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/?page_id=328"},"modified":"2026-10-08T20:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:36:37","slug":"muralhistory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/kirkbuilding\/about\/muralhistory\/","title":{"rendered":"Interactive Mural"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tHistory Behind the Mural\t<\/h2>\n<style>\n\t#hotspot-104 .hotspots-image-container,\n\t#hotspot-104 .leaflet-container {\n\t\tbackground: #efefef\t}\n\t#hotspot-104 .hotspots-placeholder {\n\t\tbackground: #2E2D29;\n\t\tborder: 0 #2E2D29 solid;\n\t\tcolor: #DFEBE5;\n\t}\n\t#hotspot-104 .hotspot-title {\n\t\tcolor: #93C7A4;\n\t}\n\t\/* Allow long heading words (e.g. long compound words) to wrap instead of being clipped by the info box *\/\n\t#hotspot-104 .hotspot-title,\n\t.featherlight .featherlight-content.lightbox-104 .hotspot-title {\n\t\toverflow-wrap: 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