Or at least, whom he had sold them to? 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 ...

Nathan Bedford ... instead should be on Forrest’s change of heart, his General Order No. 1, and the personal respect about which he spoke later in his short (56 years) life.

the state of Tennessee has officially celebrated the life of Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest for almost 100 years. Historians have offered differing ...

On the grounds of the Elm Springs plantation in southern Middle Tennessee, the Sons of Confederate Veterans reinterred the remains of Nathan Bedford ... his actions in later life, especially ...

Nathan Bedford Forrest ... of the plate believe Forrest should not be dismissed because of that one time in history. "It's been said he disavowed the Klan later in life and that puts him in ...

On Dec. 20, the infamous statue of Nathan Bedford ... Forrest’s own coy interviews with journalists in 1868 for those arguments. There are other, less discussed moments in Forrest’s life.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hundreds of people from the Mid-South celebrated the life of Nathan Bedford Forrest at Health and Sciences Park Sunday afternoon. The event included guest speakers, a flag ...

The contentious Nathan Bedford ... of her life. Watrous also could not immediately be reached. Dorris’ estate still owns the property where the statue sits. In July, a bust of Forrest ...

Three years after a bronze bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest was stolen from a Selma ... and called for the bust to be removed. The bust was later vandalized in the museum and moved to Old Live ...

One-hundred-forty-two years after Nathan Bedford Forrest ... in which the author argues that Forrest reformed his racist beliefs later in life. Among the researchers who contributed to the ...

The contentious Nathan Bedford Forrest statue that stood along ... where it is on display with additional context about Forrest's life. The removal of the Forrest bust followed years of protests ...