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Last week our home state voted to remove the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from our state capitol building. Who was this dude, and why is the removal of this bust and other confederate statues a win?

Links:

• https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/09/tennessee-capitol-commission-votes-remove-nathan-bedford-forrest-bust/5380243002/
  
  
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest_Bust
  
  
• https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/nathan-bedford-forrest
  
  
• https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a33274480/nathan-bedford-forrest-bust-removed-tennessee-capitol/
  
  
• https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/08/tennesee-gov-bill-lee-calls-nathan-bedford-forrest-bust-moved-museum-confederate/5399801002/
  
  
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Avery_Meriwether
  
  

Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.