“No doubt we have work to do to achieve equality and justice for all people, but today’s vote shows that progress is possible.”

Tennessee Sen. Raumesh Akbari, regarding the 5-2 decision to remove the bust of Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest from the state’s capitol. The bust, as well as two others of military leaders, were moved to the Tennessee State Museum just north of the capitol. (Associated Press — July 23, 2021)