A sign of statewide policy or a message erased? Thats the debate sweeping across Florida, including right here in St. Pete.

The remnants of the words "Black History Matters still linger after crews worked to remove the colorful mural Friday night but not without resistance.

Two pastors were arrested as they silently protested practicing what they preach.

The painting had been on display on the street in front of the Carter G. Woodson Museum for years, but now it's gone.

"I think its just erasure, plain and simple. I live in a state where we ban books that teach accurate black history, where we punish teachers for teaching accurate black history," said Rev. Ben Atherton-Zeman.

Atherton-Zeman, a pastor with the Unitarian Universalist Church, spent Friday night in jail after being arrest

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