TENNESSEE

Photos: Nathan Bedford Forrest monuments in Tennessee

The statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest sits in Health Sciences Park near downtown Memphis. The Tennessee Historical Commission rejected a move by Memphis City Council to relocate the controversial statue and grave of the civil war general who was also the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan from the park.
The statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest sits in Health Sciences Park near downtown Memphis. The Tennessee Historical Commission rejected a move by Memphis City Council to relocate the controversial statue and grave of the civil war general who was also the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan from the park.
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The statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest
The statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest
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A statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest in Memphis.
A statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest in Memphis.
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A Mississippi state flag waves in front of the statue and grave of Civil War general Nathan Bedford Forrest at Health Sciences Park on July 12, 2015.
A Mississippi state flag waves in front of the statue and grave of Civil War general Nathan Bedford Forrest at Health Sciences Park on July 12, 2015.
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A distant cousin of Nathan Bedford Forrest, who didn't want to provide his name, tries to brush away a "Black Lives Matter" message from Forrest's statue at Health Sciences Park in Memphis on Aug. 10, 2015. Someone defaced the former Confederate general's statue and several people invested a few hours cleaning it.
A distant cousin of Nathan Bedford Forrest, who didn't want to provide his name, tries to brush away a "Black Lives Matter" message from Forrest's statue at Health Sciences Park in Memphis on Aug. 10, 2015. Someone defaced the former Confederate general's statue and several people invested a few hours cleaning it.
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A distant cousin of Nathan Bedford Forrest, who didn't want to provide his name, holds cleaning spray as the Rev. Michael Morris, right, of Holy Ghost Ministry, pressure washes a "Black Lives Matter" message off Forrest's statue at Health Sciences Park in Memphis on Aug. 10, 2015.
A distant cousin of Nathan Bedford Forrest, who didn't want to provide his name, holds cleaning spray as the Rev. Michael Morris, right, of Holy Ghost Ministry, pressure washes a "Black Lives Matter" message off Forrest's statue at Health Sciences Park in Memphis on Aug. 10, 2015.
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Judge D'Army Bailey Courthouse is visible near this Tennessee Historical Commission marker Nov. 11, 2015, at the corner of Third Street and Adams Avenue in Memphis. The marker commemorates the location where Nathan Bedford Forrest once lived.
Judge D'Army Bailey Courthouse is visible near this Tennessee Historical Commission marker Nov. 11, 2015, at the corner of Third Street and Adams Avenue in Memphis. The marker commemorates the location where Nathan Bedford Forrest once lived.
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Judge D'Army Bailey Courthouse is visible near this Tennessee Historical Commission marker Nov. 11, 2015, at the corner of Third Street and Adams Avenue in Memphis. The marker commemorates the location where Nathan Bedford Forrest once lived.
Judge D'Army Bailey Courthouse is visible near this Tennessee Historical Commission marker Nov. 11, 2015, at the corner of Third Street and Adams Avenue in Memphis. The marker commemorates the location where Nathan Bedford Forrest once lived.
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Supporters of Nathan Bedford Forrest gather around his monument and grave in Health Sciences Park during a celebration for what would have been the Civil War general's 194th birthday on July 12, 2015.
Supporters of Nathan Bedford Forrest gather around his monument and grave in Health Sciences Park during a celebration for what would have been the Civil War general's 194th birthday on July 12, 2015.
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Janie McDonald walks away from the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue after getting her picture taken during a Confederate-themed rally at Health Sciences Park to celebrate the birthday of Forrest on July 10, 2016. "We just love history," said McDonald, a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Varina Howell Davis 2559 group.
Janie McDonald walks away from the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue after getting her picture taken during a Confederate-themed rally at Health Sciences Park to celebrate the birthday of Forrest on July 10, 2016. "We just love history," said McDonald, a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Varina Howell Davis 2559 group.
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Serenity Redmond, 4, right, spins a penny while playing games with her brother, Breon Reed, 8, left, underneath the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue at Health Sciences Park on July 28, 2016. The children were spending the day with their grandmother, who took them to the park to enjoy the outdoors and cooler weather.
Serenity Redmond, 4, right, spins a penny while playing games with her brother, Breon Reed, 8, left, underneath the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue at Health Sciences Park on July 28, 2016. The children were spending the day with their grandmother, who took them to the park to enjoy the outdoors and cooler weather.
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The statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Confederate general famous for his cavalry tactics who is also known as a founder of the Ku Klux Klan, stands at Health Sciences Park in Memphis.
The statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Confederate general famous for his cavalry tactics who is also known as a founder of the Ku Klux Klan, stands at Health Sciences Park in Memphis.
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The bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general and early leader of the Ku Klux Klan, sits at the Tennessee statehouse.
The bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general and early leader of the Ku Klux Klan, sits at the Tennessee statehouse.
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A privately owned statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest on land near Interstate 65 near Nashville.
A privately owned statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest on land near Interstate 65 near Nashville.
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Forrest Hall on Middle Tennessee State University's campus.
Forrest Hall on Middle Tennessee State University's campus.
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