{"id":21,"date":"2024-09-12T13:52:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T13:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-04-30T01:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:58:36","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Forrest Hall Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTSU\u2019s Forrest Hall Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/Frisby-proof.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cThe Blue Raiders and the Gray Wizard: A Struggle with Memory and Identity,\u201d by Derek W. Frisby from\u00a0<em>Middle Tennessee State University: A Centennial Legacy<\/em>\u00a0(2011)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/HowardBlog.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An Alternate Interpretation from a MTSU student blog: \u201cA Confederate on Campus: Nathan Bedford Forrest as MTSU\u2019s Mascot,\u201d by Josh Howard (2015)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Examples of Similar Discussions:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/UT-Austin-Report-2015.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The University of Texas Presidential Task Force on Historical Representation of Statuary at UT Austin Final Report (2015)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/Pages-from-Limerick-Nichols.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Excerpt from The Center of the American West, University of Colorado at Boulder promotional publication, \u201cWhat\u2019s in a Name?: Nichols Hall Report\u201d by Patricia Nelson Limerick (1987)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Task Force Documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/PresidentsChargeNov2015.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President&#8217;s Charge to the Forrest Hall Task Force, Student Union Building, November 12, 2015<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/Frisby-Open-FH-2015.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chair Derek W. Frisby Opening Statement to the Forrest Hall Task Force, Student Union Building, November 12, 2015<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/TaskForceLetter.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Task Force&#8217;s Letter to President McPhee<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/PresidentsLettertoTaskForce.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President McPhee&#8217;s Letter to Task Force<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/ForrestHallNewsRelease.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MTSU News Release on President McPhee&#8217;s Decision<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organization Position Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/ATalentedTenthStatement.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Talented Tenth<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/ATNDIVSCVPositionPaper.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TN Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/AMTSolidarityStatement.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MT Solidarity<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/AMTSUNAACPStatement.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NAACP \u2013 MTSU<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/AChangeForrestHallPositionPaper.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Change Forrest Hall<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/ARuthCoHistorianStatement.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rutherford County Historian<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/ABFSAStatement.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MTSU Black Faculty and Staff Organization<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/ANAACPRuthCoStatement.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NAACP \u2013 Rutherford County<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/ARuthCoHistorianStatement.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rutherford County Historical Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/MSACOrganizationalForumPositionPaperandCoverLtr.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MTSU Military Science Alumni Chapter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forrest Hall Dedication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/FH1958DedicationSpeech.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forrest Hall 1958 Dedication Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/forresthall\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/DedicationForrest.mp3\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forrest Hall 1958 Dedication Audio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MTSU\u2019s Forrest Hall Background Other Examples of Similar Discussions: Task Force Documents Organization Position Papers Forrest Hall 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