KKK Leader's Remains Dug Up and Removed From Memphis Park

[riversedge]

Source: daily beast






Published Jun. 12, 2021 12:03AM ET


The remains of Confederate general and KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife were dug up from a Memphis park and removed, along with a statue, to an undisclosed location. Descendants of Forrest, who was also a slave trader, were present during the exhumation, which was sparked by a grassroots effort to have monuments to racists removed from the city, the Commercial Appeal reported. “I think the Forrest family wanted the remains of their ancestor to rest in peace, because there was never going to be peace here,” Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner said. The remains and statute will eventually be transferred to the National Confederate Museum.



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[abqtommy]

1. People who live in peace should rest in peace. People who raise hell during their lifetime

have no reason to expect to rest in peace. At all.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. John Lewis raised a bit of hell during his lifetime. May he rest in peace. nt

[abqtommy]

12. There's the good hell-raising of John Lewis and the evil hell-raising of the KKK.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

16. Absolutely. Try to raise good hell. nt

[Vogon_Glory]

2. I can't help but wonder if just Forrest's white descendants were present

or if some of his African-American descendants were present, too.

[Hekate]

5. GMTA. Might not want to get toooo close, though, just in case. Just let the old so-and-so go away.nt

[lookyhereyou]

3. what ? who goes there to worship or is it free speech

The remains and statute will eventually be transferred to the National Confederate Museum.

[DanieRains]

4. Taking Out The Trash

Klan Man!

[GB_RN]

6. Put This POS

In an unmarked grave, in the middle of nowhere.

[paleotn]

7. Dumped in a landfill somewhere....I hope.

[Judi Lynn]

8. Hope the action can serve as an exorcism, as well. Thanks for the news, riversedge. ⭐️

[BobTheSubgenius]

9. The National Confederate Museum???

WTF??? First of all, there is nothing NATIONAL about it, other than the fact that I'm sure there is at least one racist/secessionist per state. Celebrating one of the most shameful regimes in history??? SMDH

[TheRickles]

10. It's for real.

http://theconfederatemuseum.com/

[COL Mustard]

15. It's Pretty Frightening To Read What's On Their Website

From their "About Us" page:

"The truth about the South’s struggle to form a new nation is under attack as never before. The National Battlefield Parks have be taken over by the “it’s all about slavery” provocateurs. Museums have changed their collections and interpretations to present what they call the cultural history of the War for Southern Independence. In reality this new perspective is nothing more than a rewrite of the story of the South. The forces of political correctness are in high gear as they attempt to ban any and all things Confederate through their ideological fascism."

Struggle to form a new nation? Sure, one that legalized the right to own, buy and sell human beings.
Ideological fascism? Doesn't that sound like what they want to impose on anyone with a contrary (in their view, PC) opinion?

[BobTheSubgenius]

18. They don't even know their own history.

MANY prominent Confederate figures stated openly and unequivocally that their secession was about slavery. The flags were about slavery. Everything was.

[DemocraticPatriot]

25. Indeed. Many of their secession documents stated that fact explicitly.

[BobTheSubgenius]

26. Exactly!

Trying to whitewash it now (pun intended) is a pretty transparent move to anyone who knows anything about it.

Welcome to DU! I see you have some posts, and typically, that means you've read many more, so you have a good idea about the place. My bet? You're going to love it.

[BobTheSubgenius]

17. Oh, I TOTALLY believed it...and still do.

But the actuality doesn't stop one from shaking their head in amazement. At least, not me.

[Mysterian]

13. Traitor's remains should be hauled to nearest landfill

and disposed of with a load of dirty pampers.

[COL Mustard]

14. Did They Scatter The Bones?

That would seem appropriate for the traitor.

(I played him in a school play way back in about 4th grade. I didn't know anything about him except that he got thar fustest with the mostest. That was my one line.)

[pressbox69]

19. Dump the remains

into the deepest nearby hell hole. Next they should wipe off the three traitors on the side of Stone Mountain Georgia.

[mdbl]

20. Is the Confederate Museum in the same area as the Klaus Barbie museum?

If not it should be.

[modrepub]

21. Hot Potato

Would be fitting if these graves gets moved multiple times over the next 100 years as folks reflect on Forrest's deeds and decide that they want nothing to do with him.

[llashram]

22. good

crush them and burn them in a blast furnace...

[tonekat]

23. Have you seen the really bizarre statue of him they have in Nashville?

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ugly-nathan-bedford-forrest-statue

[ck4829]

24. Nice

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