Gov. Bill Lee once apologized for insensitive racial actions but actions speak louder than words

By: Gabe Hart

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 954

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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One of the first pictures I remember seeing of Gov. Bill Lee was a few weeks after his inauguration. The picture wasn’t taken the day he was sworn into office, but nearly four decades earlier at a Kappa Alpha Order “Old South” party at Auburn University.

In the now widely shared photo, Lee is cosplaying a Confederate soldier, wearing a Confederate uniform and a large, toothy smile, seemingly without a care in the world.

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