Florida Men Arrested After Allegedly Trying To Prevent Erasure Of Black History Matters Mural

A pair of Florida men are in the news after police in St. Petersburg, Florida, alleged that the pair attempted to block transportation crews from painting over a “Black History Matters” mural.

A pair of Florida men are in the news for making what the late Rep. John Lewis used to call “good trouble” after police in St. Petersburg, Florida, alleged that the pair attempted to block Florida Department of Transportation crews from painting over a “Black History Matters” mural.

According to Fox 13 Tampa Bay, Andrew Oliver, 45, and Benedict Atherton-Zeman, 59, brought a stop to an attempt to paint over a street mural by walking past police officers and sitting down in the middle of the street, directly on top of the mural set to be painted over…

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