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In Most of America, It’s Saturday – in Tennessee, It’s a Day to Honor the KKK’s First Grand Wizard
Ryan Koronowski | Think Progress – TRANSCEND Media Service,
15 Jul 2019
13 Jul 2019 – Today is “Nathan Bedford Forrest Day” in Tennessee, according to a proclamation signed by Gov. Bill Lee (R). Forrest, for those who may not know their Civil War history, was a Confederate general who was elected to be the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. He was also a slave trader and perpetrator of the Fort Pillow Massacre of hundreds of black Union troops.
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