SOURCE: Longview News-Journal
4-17-18
tags: Tennessee, Confederate Monuments
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4-17-18
Tennessee lawmakers punish Memphis for removing statues
Breaking Newstags: Tennessee, Confederate Monuments
The Republican-dominated House in Tennessee voted Tuesday to punish the city of Memphis for removing Confederate monuments by taking $250,000 away from the city that would have been used for a bicentennial celebration next year.
The retaliation came in the form of passage of a last-minute amendment attached to the House appropriations bill that triggered heated debate on the House floor and stinging rebukes from lawmakers from Memphis.
Rep. Antonio Parkinson began to call the amendment vile and racist before being cut off by boos from fellow lawmakers.
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