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St. Pete pastor arrested during state-ordered street mural removal speaks out
October 2, 2025
WFLA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A St. Petersburg pastor is speaking out after one of two charges against him and another city clergyman was dropped following their arrests during the state’s removal of a “Black History Matters” street mural.
Reverend Ben Atherton-Zeman, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of St. Petersburg, and Reverend Andy Oliver, pastor of Allendale United Methodist Church, were arrested Aug. 29 after kneeling in the middle of the road outside the Woodson African American Museum of Florida, where Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) crews were removing the mural.
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The Legacy Garden at The Woodson African American Museum of Florida is a sprawling vista complete with magnolias, a flowing fountain, a rose garden, and brick pathways. It is the result of a collaborative venture between the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership St. Pete Class of 2008, the city’s Midtown Economic Development Initiative, and the museum.
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