White Tennessee lawmakers speak out for insurrection in honoring Confederate history
- Written by Daniel Feller, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Tennessee
The Tennessee State Capitol. Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe ghost of the Confederacy hangs heavily over the Tennessee Legislature.
Justin Jones, one of two Black members expelled from the state’s House of Representatives in April 2023, had run afoul of House leadership before. In 2019, as a private...





