When will we be honest about what monuments to Nathan Bedford Forrest are honoring? Plus the local news for August 28, 2024.
Friends remember Franklin historian, preservationist and ‘scribbler’ Robert Hicks
Friends are remembering author and local historian Robert Hicks, who died last month at the age 71.
Vote To Remove Rebel Flag From Williamson County Seal Delayed For Sons Of Confederate Veterans
Williamson County will have to wait until February 2022 at the earliest to get approval to remove the Confederate flag from its seal.
Now That The Forrest Bust Has Been Removed, What Confederate Symbols Might Be Next?
The focus is shifting to other Confederate symbols, and four other campaigns may use the bust’s removal as a roadmap.
Tennessee Removed One Confederate Monument, Yet An Entrenched State Law Still Holds Sway
The bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest has been removed from the Tennessee State Capitol. But the law passed to protect it is unlikely to change in the near future.
After Decades-Long Fight, Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Bust Is Out Of The Tennessee Capitol
For decades, activists pushed for the bust of a slave trader and early leader of the Ku Klux Klan to be removed from the state capitol, but a 2013 law made the process lengthy and arduous. On July 22, 2021, the majority of the state building commission voted to move the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest to the Tennessee State Museum, and it was gone the next morning.
Remains Of Confederate General Exhumed For Relocation To Middle Tennessee
The group responsible for relocating the monument of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest say the remains of Forrest and his wife are gone from a Memphis park.
We Checked In On A Dozen Demands Made By Black Lives Matter Protesters In Nashville. Here’s Where They Stand.
It’s been a year since the murder of George Floyd prompted widespread demands for change, especially to policing and monuments associated with white supremacy. WPLN News is taking stock of how officials have responded.
Bust Of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest Faces A Big Vote This Week
The Tennessee Historical Commission will hold a second and final hearing on the fate of the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest at the state capitol, which could lead to its eventual removal.
Nashville Confederate Monument Targeted For Removal In Unanimous Metro Parks Board Vote
Commissioners on the Metro Board of Parks and Recreation voted unanimously Tuesday to start the process of removing a Confederate monument from Centennial Park.
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