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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 22, 2021

The State Building Commission voted 5-2 today to concur with earlier recommendations to move the busts of KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest and admirals David Farragut and Albert Gleaves from the state Capitol to the Tennessee State Museum. Gov. Bill Lee voted for the removal, which is slated to happen tomorrow. Tennessee House of Representatives Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, and Senate Speaker Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, were the two commission members to vote against removal. Both have repeatedly tried to stop any effort to take down the Forrest bust, Nashville Post reports.