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Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 21, 2020

The State Capitol Commission heard arguments yesterday on what should be done with the bust of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest that currently resides in the state Capitol, the Tennessean reports. Rep. Sabi Kumar, R-Springfield, told the commission of a resolution he has filed to add memorials of civil rights advocates near any Civil War monument on Capitol grounds. A House committee is set to hear that resolution on Tuesday. Finance and Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, who chairs the commission, said no vote would be taken on removing the bust until a vacancy on the commission is filled.