Tennessee lawmakers vote to remove bust of former KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest from state Capit
Source: New York Daily News
Tennessee lawmakers have voted to remove a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, and two other Confederate leaders from the state Capitol building.
Since 1978 when the bust was installed, many Tennesseans have protested for the removal of the sculpted head of the Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader.
Despite his opposition to its removal in 2018, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee recently endorsed the idea of the bust’s removal. He previously said that “the Ku Klux Klan is a part of our history that we’re not proud of in Tennessee, and we need to be reminded of that.”
On Thursday, members of the seven-member State Building Commission voted 5-2 in favor of removing the bust.
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