Erected in 1905, the towering statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest pays tribute to the Ku Klux Klan's first Grand Wizard. Statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest in Memphis’ Health Sciences Park (all photos by ...

Mounted atop a tall, square shaft is a standing figure of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, seen in uniform. He has a beard and moustache and holds a hat in his proper right hand, his proper left hand ...

Work began Tuesday in Memphis, Tennessee, to move the remains of a Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader out of the public park that once bore his name. Construction workers began the ...

Two more Confederate statues came down the night of December 20 in Memphis, Tennessee. The city’s mayor and council, which had been trying to get rid of the monuments for years, had to contend with ...

The renovation of a monument to Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest continues in Selma, despite the efforts of those who want it stopped. If you purchase a product or register for an account ...

This story is part of The Confederate Reckoning, a collaborative project of USA TODAY Network newsrooms across the South to critically examine the legacy of the Confederacy and its influence on ...