Confederate soldier statue that drew controversy in W Michigan should be replaced, comm. recommends
May 24, 2021
By Michael Kransz | mkransz@mlive.com
ALLENDALE, MI -- After nearly a year, a citizen committee has recommended Allendale Township leaders remove a controversial Civil War statue and replace it with one that doesn’t include a Confederate soldier and enslaved Black child.
On Monday, May 24, the Garden of Honor Memorial Committee recommended the current statue be replaced with one that consists of three diverse Union soldiers standing side-by-side in unity.
The proposed new statue would feature one white, Black and American Indian soldier each based on real West Michiganders who fought in the Civil War.
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The committee unveiled its final recommendations for the statue, as well as other changes to township’s Garden of Honor where the statue sits, to the Allendale Township Board of Trustees at their Monday meeting.
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