ALLENDALE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group of people who tarred and feathered a controversial statue of a Confederate soldier in Allendale are defending thei.
Allendale statue cleaned up after being tarred and feathered
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and last updated 2021-01-10 10:15:23-05
ALLENDALE, Mich. â A West Michigan man is defending himself and the other people involved after they allegedly damaged a controversial statue in Allendale this weekend.
Mitch Kahle, founder of the Michigan Association of Civil Rights Activists, says around 6 p.m. Friday a handful of people from his organization, including himself, and Justice for Black Lives, another West Michigan group, âtarred and featheredâ the Confederate soldier part of the Civil War statue in Allendale Townshipâs Veteranâs Garden of Honor.
The black paint and feathers have since been cleaned off.
Confederate statue in Allendale ‘tarred and feathered’ by groups seeking removal
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
Posted Jan 08, 2021
A Confederate statute in a Civil War monument in Allendale was tarred and feathered on Friday, Jan. 8 by groups looking to have the statue removed (Courtesy: Justice for Black Lives, Michigan Association of Civil Rights Activists)
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ALLENDALE, MI Two groups “tarred and feathered” a controversial Civil War statue featuring a Confederate soldier, hoping to ramp up pressure on local government leaders to remove it.
A handful of people with Justice for Black Lives and the Michigan Association of Civil Rights Activists (MACRA) used water, corn starch, flour and feathers on the statue about 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8. They hung a “Traitor” sign around the Confederate soldier.
A controversial Civil War statue in Allendale Township, featuring a Confederate soldier has been "tarred and feathered."The statue in the Township’s Garden of Honor has been a point of contention recently with many people wanting to see its removal.According to reports, first reported by MLive.com, a few people from the Justice for Black Lives and the Michigan Association of Civil Rights Activists "tarred and feathered" the statue on Friday night and hung a sign on the Confederate soldier