Confederate statue removed after Memphis sells public park
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A crew removed a Confederate statue from a Memphis park Wednesday night after the city sold it to a private entity.
The City Council had voted unanimously earlier to sell two parks where Confederate statues were located and crews began working right away to remove one of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest at Health Sciences Park.
The parks were sold to Greenspace Inc. for $1,000 each, The Commercial Appeal reported. Memphis Chief Legal Officer Bruce McMullen said Greenspace can legally remove the statues, which the city was unable to do.
Live video from Health Sciences Park captured cheers as the statue of Forrest was lifted off its marble base and placed on a flatbed truck late Wednesday.