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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Symbols matter": Tennessee commission votes to remove Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from state capito
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/state/tennessee-commission-votes-to-remove-nathan-bedford-forrest-bust-from-state-capitol/51-73ba2962-2a1e-4246-a2ce-cfe990a15f0dNASHVILLE, Tenn. The State Capitol Commission voted 9-2 Thursday to remove the bust of Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest from the state capitol building.
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"Symbols matter": Tennessee commission votes to remove Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from state capito (Original Post)
SheltieLover
Jul 2020
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pfitz59
(10,344 posts)1. Should never have been there
but, please take it away, ASAP
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)2. I totally agree!
They should also force renaming every street & business which currently has word "plantation!" 🤬
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)3. Dayum.
Gonna have to ban Forrest Gump movies now. Mm mm mm.
Alacritous Crier
(3,815 posts)4. YES!
Wonderful!