Protesters attend a rally protesting against the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest Park in front of a statue bearing his likeness August 13, 2005 in Memphis, Tennessee. The park’s name was changed in 2016. In December 2017, the statue of Forrest himself came down.
You think you know petty, but do you know Tennessee state legislature petty?
Tennessee state lawmakers are still big mad about the removal of a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest—a Confederate general best known for his brutal massacre of black Union soldiers and being the KKK’s first grand wizard—from a Memphis public park. So mad, in fact, that on Tuesday, the state legislature moved to punish the city of Memphis for its actions.
Source: Tennessee Lawmakers Punish City of Memphis for Removing Confederate Statues
