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The remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife are being removed from a Memphis park
On Tuesday, work began on exhuming the remains of General Nathan Bedford Forrest from Health Sciences Park. (CNN)Crews have started to remove the remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from a Memphis park where a monument of him once stood.
The decision to move their remains was decided last year after the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a non-profit organization of male descendants of Confederate veterans, agreed to drop a pending lawsuit against park owners, according to CNN affiliate WREG.
Tennessee to remove monument of KKK leader from state Capitol
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The Tennessee Historical Commission on Tuesday voted 25-1 in favor of removing the bust of Ku Klux Klan leader and Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest from the state Capitol, per the Tennessean.
Why it matters: This is the first time the state has contemplated the removal of a monument or statue in the capitol under the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act, the state s Lt. Gov. Randy McNally said in a statement sharing his concerns over the precedent, per News Channel 3.
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