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NRC names Chuck Baker, Mike Choat and Stan Herzog to its hall of fame - Railway Track and Structures

The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) inducted three railway industry leaders into it Hall of Fame on January 7, 2022, at its annual conference in Phoenix.

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Nathan Bedford Forest statue removed from Tennessee highway

After more than 20 years, a statue of a wild-eyed Confederate general and KKK leader has been taken down in Nashville.

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Statement explains Nathan Bedford Forrest statue removal in Nashville

The people behind removing a statue of a KKK leader and former Confederate general explained their decision, calling it a "blight on Nashville."

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The Rachel Maddow Show-20211208-09:11:00

they will have to build a hell of a wall and hell of a bunch of trees to block all that. slavery was the first form of social security. if you stop and think about it a minute, it was a cradle to the grave proposition. they never had it so good as far as job security, to begin with. it wasn't the best of job security, but it had benefits. >> yes. slavery sure had some benefits. so, why not honor it this way, with a 25-foot-tall founder of the klan confederate general statue and all of the confederate flags. that man, his name is bill dorris, who owned the land. who put up the klan founder statue on his private property, made by his friend jack kershaw who represented the assassin of martin luther king.

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The Rachel Maddow Show-20211208-02:12:00

that man, bill dorris, who owned the land. who put up the klan founder statue on his private property, made by his friend jack kkersha, who defended the killer of martin luther king. he died a year ago.ar his death made some oh, isn't that cute headlines at the time. in hiss will, he left $5 milli for the care of his border collie, who is an adorable dog. he left $5 million to cover the care of his 12-year-old dog if the rest of her life, which is all. he didn't have $5 million. he wrote that in his will.in but he didn't have $5 million to give to the dog or anybody else. the executor of court had to get that figure reduced. it appears that the man may have

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Statue of Confederate general and early KKK leader toppled from private perch overlooking I-65

The statue had been located on private property in plain view of the interstate. Crews tore down the controversial display after the original property owner died.

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