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Nashville Suburb Sues to Rename Streets Honoring Confederate Generals

Nashville Suburb Sues to Rename Streets Honoring Confederate Generals
The pedestal where the statue of Confederate General Albert Pike remains empty after it was toppled by vandals at Judiciary Square in Washington on June 20, 2020. Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images
Chase Smith
Chase Smith
1/5/2023|Updated: 1/5/2023
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A Nashville suburb is suing the Tennessee Historical Commission over a decision that blocked the city from renaming five streets because the commission considered them “monuments” under Tennessee law.

The city of Forest Hills, approximately 10 miles southeast of downtown Nashville, filed a petition with the historical commission in April 2022 to receive a waiver to the law for name change purposes.
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