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2018-04-20 Home Front: Culture Wars

House punishes Memphis for removing Confederate statues with $250,000 budget cut

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Posted by Fred 2018-04-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 The City Council unanimously approved the sale of Health Science Park, home of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, and its easement on Fourth Bluff Park, home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, for $1,000 each to Memphis Greenspace Inc. Fourth Bluff, or Memphis Park, is owned by a group called The Overton Heirs.

The sale — which is almost certain to result in a lawsuit from statue supporters — allows Greenspace to legally do what the city of Memphis cannot: Remove the statues from their visible perches in the parks, Chief Legal Officer Bruce McMullen said. He said they would be stored in an undisclosed location for security reasons.

Historical background & Overton Heirs.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-04-20 08:25|| 2018-04-20 08:25|| Front Page Top

#2 They may well be in violation of the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2018-04-20 10:43|| 2018-04-20 10:43|| Front Page Top

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