<p>Crowds gathered at Memphis Park in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 20 singing the lyrics to Steam’s “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye,” while a statue of Confederate leader Jefferson Davis was removed.</p><p>A statue of Civil War general and Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest was also removed from Health Sciences Park, about two miles away</a>.</p><p>The parks were sold to Memphis Greenspace, a non-profit organization that circumvented a state law that requires the city to seek approval from the Tennessee Historical Commission for the statues’ removal, according to the Tennessean</a>. Approval from the commission was required because the parks were public property. In response to the removals, Republican lawmakers in the state called for an investigation. Credit: Instagram/thephen via Storyful</p><br />
