MEMPHIS, Tenn. A statue here honoring Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general and later a Ku Klux Klan leader, could possibly be relocated to public land in another community instead of being part of a museum exhibit that gives perspective on the slave system he fought to defend.

The memorial honoring Forrest towers over a peaceful city park in the middle of the University of Tennessees Health Science Center campus. The 9,500 pound brass monument, which also houses the remains of Forrest and his wife, depicts the former slave trader sitting proudly atop his horse, King Philip.

The city is contesting a state commissions decision that has blocked its removal, and one way to resolve the dispute may be to let another town take it.

Anybody who wanted it outside of Memphis or Shelby County is welcome to let us know, Memphis Chief Legal Officer Bruce McMullen told HuffPost. And we would consider it.