'Ugly' Statue of KKK Leader Nathan Bedford Forrest Removed After Owner's Death
Nathan Bedford Forrest statue.Photo: Mark Humphrey/AP/Shutterstock A controversial statue of a former Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan (KKK) member has been removed after it was erected on private property in Tennessee more than two decades ago. “Any monument is a symbol of racism if you are going to make it a symbol of racism,” he told NPR in a 2011interview. Dorris believed Forrest was a significant historical figure and committed to leaving the statue up despite it being the target of vandalism, including an incident that left it covered in pink paint....