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The Memphis City Council has ordered the removal of the NB Forrest Statue that sits on top of the graves of General and Mrs. NB Forrest. This action breaks several laws and the order of the State for Memphis to not make any action toward the historical monument and grave site.

A Tennessee golf course has dropped a Confederate general from its name. The Tennessean reports that Forrest Crossing Golf Course in Franklin, Tennessee, changed its name to The Crossing Golf Course on Sept. 22 at the direction of its owner, American Golf Corporation. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate cavalry general and early Ku Klux Klan leader. …

**SNIP** Others say race has nothing to do with these new monuments, unlike those erected in the early 20th century. "The problem was with some of the other statues that were put up, that were basically intended to intimidate people," said Danny Francis, commander of a Sons of Confederate Veterans unit in South Carolina. "We're not trying to oppress anyone - we're just historians. We welcome everybody." Francis' group dedicated a granite memorial Saturday on private land where Civil War enthusiasts from North and South re-enact the Battle of Aiken each year. The marker says: "Dedicated to the immortal spirit...