re: Vanderbilt pays $1.2M to remove 'Confederate' from dorm name

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Didn't Bedford Forrest create the klan?

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No, he didn't create the klan. He was chosen to lead it early on. Forrest also tried to disband the klan as he disagreed with the activities its members were partaking in. He was also invited to speak at one of the precursors of the NAACP later in his life.

I am not trying to say he was always a nice guy. He could be savage in his brutality at many parts of his life. On the whole, his actions paint a negative picture of him when viewed in their totality. Learn about things, make your own assessments, and move on. But trying to avoid talking about the past by hiding it is, IN MY OPINION, a mistake.