The bronze bust of Confederate and Ku Klux Klan leader, Nathan Bedford Forrest, will remain inside the Tennessee State Capitol.
During the vote to remove the statue, Rep. Jerry Sexton, R-District 35, said “who knows maybe some of us will be slaves one day, laws change.”
A separate bill, sponsored by Rep. London Lamar of Memphis called for the end of Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in Tennessee which is a “day of special observance,” and is acknowledged annually on July 13, by the governor.
Governor Bill Lee has asked the state Senate to pass a bill that would end Nathan Bedford Forrest Day.
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”We are going to continue to move forward,” Rep Lamar said, “We are going to continue to make Tennessee a welcoming state for everybody.
