ALLENDALE — A controversial Civil War memorial statue in Allendale Township was again damaged Monday, Jan. 18. The statue depicts a Confederate soldier and has been at the center of debate and derision in Allendale for several months.FOX 17 first reported that protesters damaged the face of the soldier, weeks after the statue was "tarred and feathered" by groups who took credit for the display, including Justice for Black Lives and the Michigan Association of Civil Rights Activists.A sign
A very controversial Civil War statue in Allendale was found tarred and feathered on the evening of Friday, January 8.
According to an interview with MLive.com, the groups say the mischief likely will continue as a means to keep the removal effort in the public eye. The statue became a hot button issue during the summer of 2020 when activists were asking for its removal. The removal of the statue was proposed to the Allendale Township board members, but the board members voted unanimously for the statue to stay.
The statue was cleaned up by the following morning, but as the activists said in their interview with MLive.com, Allendale Township should expect more mischief in the future.
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.