Move the KKK Grand Wizard Bust Out Of Tennessee’s State Capitol

The Issue

Tennessee has a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the KKK’s first Grand Wizard, featured prominently in our state Capitol building. Forrest was a slave trader who slaughtered many black soldiers. The state museum calls him a “terrorist.

Add your email and join the call for Governor Lee and the State Capitol Commission to start the process to #MoveTheBust. 

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The Issue

Tennessee has a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the KKK’s first Grand Wizard, featured prominently in our state Capitol building. Forrest was a slave trader who slaughtered many black soldiers. The state museum calls him a “terrorist.

Add your email and join the call for Governor Lee and the State Capitol Commission to start the process to #MoveTheBust. 

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Governor Lee & The State Capitol Commission
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Petition created on December 10, 2019