Nathan Bedford Forrest Day
Not to be That Guy, but I got to say it: America has always been like this.
— Al Sweigart (@AlSweigart) July 12, 2019
I wish I had listened to people of color more closely so I would have realized it decades ago, instead of just in the last few years.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a proclamation declaring Saturday "Nathan Bedford Forrest Day," in honor of the Confederate Army general who was a slave trader and an early member of the Ku Klux Klan.
Under Tennessee law, governors are required to proclaim six dates as "days of special observance" including July 13 as "Nathan Bedford Forrest Day"; June 3 as "Memorial Day" or "Confederate Decoration Day"; and January 19 as "Robert E. Lee Day."
CNN - 2019-07-14