Bust of Klan leader is removed from Tennessee state capitol after decades
by Jewel Wicker from on (#5MHA7)
Sculpture of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a slave trader and Confederate general, placed in state museum
The bust of a Ku Klux Klan leader, Confederate general and slave trader has been removed from Tennessee's state capitol after more than four decades on display.
The removal of the statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest on Friday came after the state building commission approved its relocation to the Tennessee State Museum on Thursday in a 5-2 vote.
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