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Heritage Protection Act

John Lewis Way would be renamed after Trump under new Republican bill

By Marianna Bacallao

February 3, 2023

A stretch of John Lewis Way in downtown Nashville would be renamed for former President Donald Trump under a proposal from statehouse Republicans.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Donald Trump, Frank Niceley, General Assembly, Heritage Protection Act, John Lewis, legislature, Paul Sherrell, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, Zulfat Suara

Williamson County is one step closer to removing the Confederate flag from their county seal

By Paige Pfleger

April 22, 2022

The Tennessee Historical Commission decided the Williamson County seal is not a monument after all, so the county doesn’t need the state’s permission to change it. It’s good news for the county, which has been trying to remove a Confederate flag from their seal for nearly two years.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Heritage Protection Act, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Tennessee Historical Commission, Williamson County

MTSU Revives Bid To Rename Forrest Hall, After Being Rejected By Tennessee’s Historical Commission

By Paige Pfleger

September 15, 2021

Middle Tennessee State University announced it will once again petition the state to change the name of Forrest Hall, named after Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Forrest Hall, Heritage Protection Act, Middle Tennessee State University, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Tennessee Historical Commission

Williamson County Voted To Remove Confederate Flag From Seal A Year Ago. They’re Still Awaiting A Decision From The State.

By Paige Pfleger

September 14, 2021

Advocates for altering the seal worry the delay could be a sign of even more obstacles ahead.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Confederate generals, Heritage Protection Act, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Williamson County

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