On the recordMarch 19, 2021
If we truly want to bring tax dollars down and want everybody to come here, then we don’t need to put up a bust of a man who killed black soldiers.
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Lamar argues against the presence of the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest in the state Capitol, highlighting its negative historical implications.
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