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Nathan Bedford Forrest was a racist. He was head of the Klan -- ‘Oh, no, it isn’t the same Klan today as it was yesterday’ -- it was still the Klan ... I've referred to the Klan as a terrorist organization. In fact, I call them the ‘American Taliban’ because of who they are and what they do.More quotes »
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Today is the birthday of John Enoch Powell (born 1912, died 8 February 1998.) He was one of the very few military men to rise from enlisted Private to Brigadier General. Similarly, in the US military, Nathan Bedford Forrest enlisted as a Private and adva from SurvivalBlog.com Read more »
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June 9, 1863: Battle of Brandy Station
The largest cavalry battle of the American Civil War, indeed, the largest cavalry battle in American history, the battle of Brandy Station was almost an anachronism when it was fought, wiser cavalry commanders like Nathan Bedford Forrest realizing that c from The American Catholic Read more »
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Inside the KKK: New documentary shows how the hate group known for white hoods and cross burnings is still alive and well in the deep South
In March 2013, about 60 members of the KKK wearing hoods and carrying banners with swastikas descended on downtown Memphis to protest the renaming of Nathan Bedford Forrest Park. A month earlier, the Memphis City Council voted to change the name of the p from Daily Mail - UK Read more »
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This Week in Civil War History: April 24 – 30, 1863
In late April 1863, the Federal forces set their sights on destroying the main line of supply for Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s army – the Western & Atlantic Railroad. Colonel Abel Streight developed a raiding plan, whereby his troopers, mounted on from SWVA Today Read more »
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Suggestions for Memphis parks names vary from hopeful to hateful
A statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest stands in the middle of the park formerly named for him on Union between Manassas and Dunlap. (Dave Darnell/The Commercial Appeal)$RETURN$$RETURN$ Some were hopeful. Some were functional. Some were jokes. But hokey, wei from Memphis Commercial Appeal Read more »
