Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: The German pastor Thomas MÃ 1\/4 ntzer used a rainbow flag as a symbol of solidarity as early as the German Peasants ' War of the 16th century .
Simplified: The Thomas MÃ 1\/4 ntzer statue in the German town of Stolberg also shows him holding a rainbow flag in his hand .