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In this Aug. 18, 2017, file photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest sits in a park in Memphis, Tenn. Lawyers in Tennessee are seeking a judge's approval for the disinterment of Confederate general and slave trader Nathan Bedford Forrest's remains from his burial plot in a Memphis park, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)

Memphis police: Arrest warrant issued for man who taunted council member at KKK leader’s grave

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Advisory panel says to move Forrest statue to museum

Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 1, 2020, file photo, the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed in the state capitol in Nashville, Tenn. On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, the Tennessee Historical Commission voted 25-1 to move the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust to the Tennessee State Museum. The committee said that facility is better equipped to provide the appropriate context for the bust. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Tennessee panel votes to move Confederate bust from Capitol

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press

Lawmaker criticized for honoring Confederate, KKK figure

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

The bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed in the state capitol Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee announced Wednesday that a state panel that has the authority to help remove the bust of the former Confederate general and early leader of the Ku Klux Klan will take up the issue next week. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Tennessee panel favors removing Confederate bust in Capitol

By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press

Gov: Tennessee Capitol Confederate bust should go in museum

By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press

A bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed in the Tennessee State Capitol Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee lawmakers remain torn on whether to support a proposal for the removal of a contentious bust of the former Confederate general and early leader of the Ku Klux Klan. If approved by the GOP-controlled Legislature, the measure encourages the bust of Forrest be removed from the Tennessee Capitol and instead be replaced with an &quot;appropriate tribute to a deserving Tennessean.&quot; (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Tennessee gov won’t have to sign Confederate general day

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2017 file photo, a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed in the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, remained torn on whether to support a proposal the removal of a contentious bust of a former Confederate general and early leader of the Ku Klux Klan. If approved by the GOP-controlled Legislature, the measure encourages the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest be removed from the Tennessee Capitol and instead be replaced with an “appropriate tribute to a deserving Tennessean.” (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Tennessee GOP remains resistant to removing Confederate bust

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2017 file photo, a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed in the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, remained torn on whether to support a proposal the removal of a contentious bust of a former Confederate general and early leader of the Ku Klux Klan. If approved by the GOP-controlled Legislature, the measure encourages the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest be removed from the Tennessee Capitol and instead be replaced with an “appropriate tribute to a deserving Tennessean.” (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Tennessee reps decide not to decide on Confederate statue

By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2017 file photo, a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed in the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, remained torn on whether to support a proposal the removal of a contentious bust of a former Confederate general and early leader of the Ku Klux Klan. If approved by the GOP-controlled Legislature, the measure encourages the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest be removed from the Tennessee Capitol and instead be replaced with an “appropriate tribute to a deserving Tennessean.” (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Tennessee lawmakers debate Confederate bust removal

By by KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2017, file photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest sits in a park in Memphis, Tenn. A Tennessee nonprofit group has handed over statues of Confederate leaders Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis to the Sons of Confederate Veterans, two years after they were removed from public parks in Memphis, officials said Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)

Removed statues of Forrest, Davis given to Confederate group

By ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

Lee: Tennessee panel expected to address Confederate bust

Associated Press

In this Aug. 18, 2017, file photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest sits in a park in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)

Lee now in favor of changing Confederate proclamation

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

In this Aug. 18, 2017, file photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest sits in a park in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)

Memphis sued over removal of statue from grave of KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 18, 2017, file photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest sits in a park in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)

Forrest’s relatives seek millions to move grave from park

By ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

New marker notes Confederate general’s role in slave trade

Associated Press

File- In this Aug. 18, 2017, photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest sits in a park in Memphis, Tenn. A city council in Tennessee has voted to sell two city parks where two Confederate statues are located and crews have begun work to remove one of them. The Commercial Appeal reports Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said in a tweet Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, that the parks were sold and that work underway there complies with state law. The city council unanimously approved the sale Wednesday to a private entity. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)

Confederate statues removed after Memphis sells public parks

By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press

The Latest: Confederate statue removed from Memphis park

Associated Press

File- In this Aug. 18, 2017, photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest sits in a park in Memphis, Tenn. A city council in Tennessee has voted to sell two city parks where two Confederate statues are located and crews have begun work to remove one of them. The Commercial Appeal reports Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said in a tweet Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, that the parks were sold and that work underway there complies with state law. The city council unanimously approved the sale Wednesday to a private entity. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)

Confederate statue removed after Memphis sells public park

Associated Press

In this July 19, 2011, file photo, Confederate battle flags fly in Mountain Creek, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

Hollywood, Florida, city commission votes to rename Confederate streets

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times