Tennessee panel votes to remove monument of KKK leader from state Capitol [View all]
Source: The Hill
The Tennessee Historical Commission on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to support removing the bust of Ku Klux Klan leader and Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest from the state Capitol.
According to local media, the panel voted 25-1 to grant the waiver sought by the state Capitol Commission to have the bust transferred to the Tennessee State Museum.
The vote comes months after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee called on the Capitol Commission to consider the placement of the bust as leaders in cities and states across the country moved to get rid of Confederate symbols in public spaces amid widespread protests against racial injustice and police brutality following the police killing of George Floyd.
While Lee said in remarks at the time that Forrest, who was born in Tennessee, was a "renowned military tactician" and was part of the state's history, he also acknowledged the former commander's "disturbing track record."
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