CarwilBJ’s Twitter Archive—№ 28,754

The fight to remove slave trader, Confederate officer, and KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest's bust from the Tennessee State Capitol began the day it was installed. tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/23/tennessees-nathan-bedford-forrest-bust-has-been-moved-museum/8064468002/
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Here's a chronicle of the protests beginning with the 1978 installation. wbir.com/article/news/local/nothing-new-nathan-bedford-forrest-bust-was-always-controversial/51-8a09d317-c40d-4701-a7b5-80fb6f464504
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It took turns when renewed protests for Black lives and shame over white supremacist violence at Charleston and Charlottesville compelled even Tennessee's Republican governors to distance themselves from this figure.
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It was propelled to completion by the People's Plaza protesters of 2020. @BrettKelman/1271948344219316224?s=19
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Yet at every turn, there have been legislative defenders of the heritage of white supremacy, creating obstacles and threatening to replace the entire Historic Commission that approved this removal.
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In a compromise with them, a union naval officer and a third figure were also removed today, and all three statues will sit in a hall of military heroes at the State Museum. timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2020/jul/09/tennessee-panel-favors-removing-confederate-bust-capitol/527162/
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I hope (but will go there and verify) that we can trust that museum to teach the hard truths about Tennessee's brutal and racist past, using the life of this man and the still-stunning move to publicly honor him in the 1970s as part of that lesson.
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May those who fought so hard for this symbolic moment have a moment of rest and celebration.
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But the rest of us must keep our eyes on the numerous legislators who, in 2021, took a stand in defense of this man, his statue, and his legacy. (You can read many of their names here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest_Bust)
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They still govern our state and their obstinate opposition to teaching the truth about our past has been made the law, this summer. tn.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/24/22452478/tennessee-governor-signs-bill-restricting-how-race-and-bias-can-be-taught-in-schools We have so much more work to do.
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