Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue Along I-65 Removed After More Than 2 Decades

After more than two decades, the controversial Nathan Bedford Forrest statue along Interstate 65 has been removed. This comes one year after Bill Dorris — the owner of the statue and the property where it stood — passed away.

The executor of the will ordered for the statue removed early Tuesday morning. Sky 5 flew over the area as crews began removing it.

{snip} Critics called it an embarrassing symbol of racism.

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The late Jack Kershaw sculpted the 25-foot statue in 1998 and it was placed on Dorris’ land surrounded by Confederate flags. It was vandalized several times over the years, including a dousing with pink paint which Dorris decided to leave on the statue.

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