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By FOX 17 Mar 10, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) The Tennessee Historical Commission has voted to move a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the State Capitol, moving forward in a years-long controversy surrounding the bust. Commission members met virtually Tuesday and voted 25 to 1 on the petition for a waiver to remove the controversial bust of the Forrest, a Confederate General and early KKK leader, and Admirals David Farragut and Albert Gleaves, from the State Capitol. The busts are to be moved to the Tennessee State Museum. Tuesday s meeting lasted more than five hours and a majority of the 33 people scheduled for public comments spoke in favor of removing the bust.

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