History expert celebrates moving bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest to museum, removing from TN Capitol
Renee Kesler, the President of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, said Nathan Bedford Forrest's statue represents history but should not be celebrated.
Author: Jacinta Render (WBIR)
Updated: 11:18 PM EDT July 23, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A decades-long effort to remove a bust of a Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader from the Tennessee Capitol has finally come to fruition. Crews are relocating three busts, including Nathan Bedford Forest, from the state capitol to the Tennessee State Museum on Friday morning.
Renee Kesler, the President at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, said state leaders made the right decision to remove the bust. She said it does not represent all of the U.S. and it is better put in a history museum, instead of honored in the Tennessee Capitol.