Taylor Swift Once Attacked a KKK Confederate Statue
It’s upsetting that monuments honoring members of the Ku Klux Klan are still standing. Taylor Swift advocated the removal of ...
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Nathan Bedford Forrest
An uneducated farm-boy who became the Civil War’s most brilliant cavalry officer, Nathan Bedford Forrest reportedly had 30 horses shot out from under him. Enlisting as a private in a mounted ...
The US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed
When Congress was in recess, Johnson vetoed two bills that had been passed: one to help find homes for formerly enslaved people who could no longer live on the property of their enslavers, and the ...
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Lawmakers honor 15 enslaved men who built Tennessee Capitol, seek permanent memorial
Another forthcoming proposal would seek to erect a memorial in the Capitol rotunda alcove where a bust of Confederate general ...
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Tennessee State Parks announces new feature in 4 parks, enhancing accessibility for those with disabilities
Johnsonville State Historic Park Montgomery Bell State Park Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park Red Clay State Historic Park State parks that already have the changing tables are listed below.
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Lawmakers honor 15 enslaved men who built Tennessee Capitol, seek permanent memorial
Another forthcoming proposal would seek to erect a memorial in the Capitol rotunda alcove where a bust of Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest once stood. Strains of ...
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The US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed
Nathan Bedford Forrest was not covered by Johnson’s general amnesty. As a former Confederate general, he had to apply for a personal presidential pardon, which Johnson granted on July 17 ...