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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 1, 2020

Gov. Bill Lee today called on the State Capitol Commission to meet next week to determine if it is time to remove the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Capitol. Lee, who originally opposed removal of the bust, recently said that "symbols matter" and statues are a "window into what we value," though he came short of calling for the bust’s removal. The commission agreed to meet on July 9 at 9 a.m. The state legislature recently rejected attempts to remove the bust, instead approving a bill that gives lawmakers more representation on the commission, the Tennessean reports.