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Sen. Joey Hensley’s Legislation From Earlier This Year, To Decrease The Number Of Members On The Tennessee Historical Commission, Looks Like It Will Be Making A Resurgence During Tennessee’s Upcoming 2024 Legislative Session.
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A Confederate Monument Will Remain In One Of Nashville’s Most-Visited Public Parks After The Tennessee Historical Commission On Friday Rejected The City’s Efforts To Move It.
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Nashville Parks Officials Are Seeking State Approval To Remove A Monument Of A Confederate Soldier In Centennial Park, Where The Life-Sized Bronze Sculpture Of A Young Man Sits Holding A Rifle Across A Field From The Iconic Parthenon.
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Senate Bill 600 Would Cut In Half The Appointed Seats On The Historical Commission, Bringing It Down To 12 From 24. The Bill Would Also Change What Happens When The Commission Decides To Remove A Monument. After Their Approval, The General Assembly Would Also Have To Approve The Request.
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– Tennessee Bill Could Allow Teachers To Permanently Remove Disruptive Students From Classroom
– Tennessee Historical Commission Votes To Move Nathan Bedford Forrest Bust Out Of State Capitol
– Tennessee State Constitution Transferred To A New Home
-Equality Act Erodes Religious Liberty And Is Dangerous To Women And Children
– Texas Will Do What Feds Under Biden Won’t To Secure Southern Border
– Chattanooga-Based Foundation Announces Automotive Project To Benefit Families Dealing With Pediatric Cancer
Along With Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Bust, The Removal Will Also Include Busts Of U.S. Admiral David Farragut And U.S. Navy Admiral Albert Gleaves. All Three Of Busts Can Currently Be Found On The Second Floor Of The State Capitol Building.
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The Past Is Under Attack. Our History Is Being Rewritten. Attitudes And Beliefs Are Obviously Not Frozen In Time. The Past, It Turns Out, Has A Precarious Grasp On The Present And Can Be Quite Impermanent. History, As It Was Taught And Understood In The Mid-20th Century, Is Under Assault. We forget—or, worse, repudiate—the past at our peril. Our shared history binds us together as a nation, as Abraham Lincoln noted in his First Inaugural Address when he invoked “the mystic chords of memory” in the hope that our common history would “swell the chorus of the Union.” Defenders of history should emulate William Travis at the Alamo, and take a stand.
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