Florida High School Named After KKK Founder -- in 2013?!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Pillow


Battle of Fort Pillow


Fort Pillow



The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow Massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with a massacre of Federal black troops, some while attempting to surrender, by soldiers under the command of Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Military historian David J. Eicher concluded, "Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history."[1]
 
evince said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Pillow


Battle of Fort Pillow


Fort Pillow



The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow Massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with a massacre of Federal black troops, some while attempting to surrender, by soldiers under the command of Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Military historian David J. Eicher concluded, "Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history."[1]
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A grandson, Nathan Bedford Forrest II (1872-1931), was president of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan.
 
evince said:
A grandson, Nathan Bedford Forrest II (1872-1931), was president of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan.
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So it's his grandson you H A T E?

By the way, does the Klan approve of spitting in Black mens faces?
 
You know what Desh if you told drug dealers to get off your street or out of your area I give you props.
 
Update. Who said internet petitions don't work?

Florida school will drop Confederate Nathan B. Forrest's name

(CNN) -- Fifty-four years after the Duval County, Florida, school board ignored the wishes of students and named a Jacksonville high school for a controversial Confederate general, the school will be getting a new name.

The school board voted 7-0 Monday to change the name of Nathan B. Forrest High School after the current school year ends. Officials will choose between the names Westside and Firestone in January...

The name-change was spearheaded by parent Ty Richmond, whose Change.org petition amassed 162,150 signatures.

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/17/us/florida-school-name-change/
 
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