#OtD 13 Jul 1921 the Tennessee state holiday Nathan Bedford Forrest Day was first observed, celebrating the 100th birthday of the war criminal and first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. The Tennessee government still observes his birthday as a holiday https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8483/tennessee-celebrates-kkk-leader
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@workingclasshistory And the building housing the Department of Military #Science and its ROTC program at Middle #Tennessee State #University is still named Forrest Hall; despite students, faculty and even the administration protesting to change the name. At this point, it should just be demolished. https://solidarity-us.org/mtsuforresthall/
Solidarity · Understanding MTSU’s Forrest Hall Controversy: Think Civil Rights, Not Civil WarMiddle Tennessee State University’s ROTC building, Nathan Bedford Forrest Hall, is named after the Confederate general, slave owner, and first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. The building w…