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Default Re: Nathan Bedford Forrest, Civil Rights Champion. - 09-06-2009, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Rev. M. Rodimer View Post
When you consider it was 1875, and he was encouraging Negroes to get jobs alongside white folk, that's quite a statement. After all, this is even before Negroes were declared fully human!

I had no idea Forrest was such a "progressive".

Why is it all the black folk hate him and call him a bigot?
General Forrest was wrongly considered the first Grand Wizard of the KKK. First of all, he was much too smart to ever associate with a bunch of white trash idiots. Secondly, this rumor is attributed to his war time nickname, "The Wizard of the Saddle". He was called that by yankees due to his cunning as a cavalry officer. Also, he never admitted to being a member of the Klan. Once he made an estimate of the number of Klan members in Tennesee, and said he could raise more men than that himself.
At least the nigra mayor of Memphis recognizes General Forrests efforts. The good mayor refused to have his memorial removed.
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