"We the people protect each other." Shepard Fairey red, white, blue image of African American child with long dreadlocks.

The Moral of the Story: Dialogue Cures Didacticism

Last month the question of didactic art in schools was in the spotlight when Shepard Fairey’s “We the People” posters were removed from Carroll County Public Schools classrooms after complaints that the posters were anti-Trump. School officials claimed the posters violated the district’s policy against political speech by teachers in classrooms.