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The State Building Commission will vote to agree or disagree with the Historical Commission’s decision earlier this year to remove the bust and two others and move them to the state museum.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — State officials are scheduled to take a key step in the effort to remove a bust of a Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader from the Tennessee Capitol. The seven-member State Building Commission will vote Thursday on the removal of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust, as well as the […]

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) After more than 90 years standing high at the corner of Jefferson Street and Lee Avenue in downtown Lafayette, the Confederate Gen. Alfred Mouton statue has been removed. Hundreds of people gathered at the site Saturday to witness the event. Lafayette’s United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter, which donated the statue to […]

President Joe Biden Tuesday issued an appeal for sweeping voting rights legislation that is stalled in Congress due largely to Republican opposition, after pressure from civil rights leaders.

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was hoisted away from its place of prominence in Charlottesville on Saturday and carted off to storage, years after its threatened removal became a rallying point for white supremacists and inspired their violent 2017 rally that left a woman dead and dozens injured. Work to remove the […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was hoisted away from its place of prominence in Charlottesville on Saturday and carted off to storage, years after its threatened removal became a rallying point for white supremacists and inspired their violent 2017 rally that left a woman dead and dozens injured. […]

The push to remove the bust of Forrest comes with significant emotion for some Black Tennesseans.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – One year ago, the former Mississippi state flag was retired. Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Philip Gunn presented the former state flag to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH). Last year, Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill to remove the flag, which featured the Confederate battle emblem. […]

WASHINGTON (Mississippi Today) – Three of Mississippi’s four congressmen either voted against or say they oppose legislation passed by the U.S. House to remove all Confederate monuments from the United States Capitol. Although there are multiple on display, the vote has unique implications for Mississippi since it is the only state in the nation that […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s polarizing presence has hung over Memphis since he moved here in 1852 — his legacy cemented by a giant statue that loomed over all who passed his gravesite in a popular park. Defenders considered him a hero for his Civil War exploits. Detractors called him a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After a one-year hiatus caused by COVID pandemic restrictions, the Juneteenth Festival has once again returned to Memphis. There’s no admission fee to the open-air event, which features vendors from around the world. This year’s event is being held in Health Sciences Park, which had been home to the controversial statue atop […]