Southern Poverty Law Center: Holiday Recognizing Early Ku Klux Klan Leader an Insult to Tennessee Residents
July 12, 2019
July 12, 2019
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 12 -- Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news:
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed Saturday as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in his state, honoring a Confederate general who became the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, a terrorist organization that targets African Americans.
Pretending that this state holiday is about preserving Southern history - rather than openly endorsing the false notion of white supremacy - is an insul . . .
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed Saturday as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in his state, honoring a Confederate general who became the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, a terrorist organization that targets African Americans.
Pretending that this state holiday is about preserving Southern history - rather than openly endorsing the false notion of white supremacy - is an insul . . .