Some Tennessee lawmakers stop amendment to hide statue of former KKK leader
Source: Fox17 Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Some members of the Tennessee General Assembly moved to table an amendment to the state budget which would have blocked a statue of former KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forest from the view of drivers on I-65.
Sponsored by Rep. Jason Powell (D-Nashville), Amendment 8 to HB2922 would have appropriated funds to the Tennessee Department of Transportation to plant donated trees and natural landscaping to block the statue of Nathan Bedford Forest.
Forrest was the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and Confederate general during the Civil War. The statue has been defaced with paint in the past and a subject of debate in recent years. Speaking on the House floor Wednesday, Rep. Powell said blocking the statue from view would send "a clear message to people in the state of Tennessee" and called it an "important step."
Read more: https://fox17.com/news/local/some-tennessee-lawmakers-stop-amendment-to-block-statue-of-former-kkk-leader
Just saw this on MSN, its a local Fox affiliate but I still feel kind of soiled going there. This made me smh.
Lars39
(26,093 posts)when that horrible statue was put up! Somebody pulled some weight and got them cut down not longe after it was installed.
Docreed2003
(16,817 posts)It's was a terrible statue to begin with, and I mean the actual statue, not the terrible content. It looks like a wax model that someone stuck in the microwave. It received a lovely upgrade in the form of pink paint a few years ago. The owner of the statue hasn't bothered cleaning it up.
Talitha
(6,479 posts)I remember Sally Field telling young Forrest something and IIRC they showed a statue of the guy... if that's the guy, then is that the statue being discussed?
TomSlick
(11,035 posts)Forrest City is majority African American - by a lot. No, I don't know why the name has never been changed.
louzke9
(296 posts)Named Nathan Bedford Forest in Georgia.
Igel
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(5,113 posts)dalton99a
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louzke9
(296 posts)that comes to my mind!
PaulRevere08
(449 posts)That monstrosity sounds like a POS as well.