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If Nathan Bedford Forrest was some great friend to black Memphis later on in life, why don’t black Memphians like him? Let's look at the case of the white Baxter brothers here in Nashville ...
Tennessee’s State Building Commission just voted 5-2 to move the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest out of the capitol building. Governor Bill Lee stepped in to also cast a vote.
When Nathan Bedford Forrest was exhumed the first time in 1904, the circumstances were considerably different. News Sports Memphis Tigers Business Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.
Nathan Bedford Forrest, the former Confederate general and alleged Klan leader, said all that in 1875, not 1964. 18-freaking-75. If that’s not an example of someone who’s willing to learn and ...
The History Channel website says, “Former Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest was the KKK’s first grand wizard; in 1869, he unsuccessfully tried to disband it after he grew critical of ...
A bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is on display in Tennessee State Capitol on June 11, 2020. Lee is expected to make a rare appearance at the Building Commission meeting scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday.
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, a repudiated slave owner and early Ku Klux Klan leader who fought in the Civil War, as well as his wife, Mary Ann, are buried in Health Sciences Park. A monument of ...
"The Nathan Bedford Forrest bust has spurred a heated debate that began long before all of this national ruckus on monuments that we're seeing play out today," he continued, describing the Capitol ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — State lawmakers grappled Tuesday with a couple of controversies involving Nathan Bedford Forrest, a man born almost 199 years ago. One issue is the statue of the slave-trader ...
Nathan Bedford Forrest Day has been observed in the state for nearly 50 years. The proclamation is causing controversy among some democrat members of the House.
Sunday column: Nathan Bedford Forrest Day and political winds. Andy Holt: Nathan Bedford Forrest, a civil rights leader. House approves ‘heritage protection’ of Nathan Bedford Forrest bust and ...