Article 5MH8G Tennessee Finally Removes Bust of KKK Leader Nathan Bedford Forrest from Capitol

Tennessee Finally Removes Bust of KKK Leader Nathan Bedford Forrest from Capitol

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Joe Jurado
from The Root on (#5MH8G)
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Know how I know America is cool with racism? Politicians in Tennessee thought that putting a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the first grand wizard of the KKK, in the state Capitol was a good idea in 1978. It only took them over 40 years to finally realize that having a monument to a leader of the KKK in the state...

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