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Amid rebel flag controversy, Tenn. to honor KKK leader
Posted: Jul 12, 2015 7:05 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 12, 2015 7:05 PM EDT
... The state of Tennessee will celebrate the birthday of Confederate army general and early Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest, despite the nationwide debate over use of the rebel flag and symbols of the Confederacy. Last month, Gov. Bill Haslam signed a proclamation to honor Forrest on Monday, July 13. The governor's office told CBS News affiliate WREG that the proclamation was signed as per statute. The state appears divided over the issue, as the city of Memphis voted recently to exhume the remains of Forrest and his wife in order to remove them from a city park ...
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/29530221/amid-rebel-flag-controversy-tenn-to-honor-kkk-leader
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