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There is still a 'Nathan Bedford Forrest Day' by law in the state (July 13th). Nathan Bedford Forrest was one of the largest slave traders in the state, a Confederate General (responsible for the 'Fort Pillow Massacre', where black Union troops were murdered while trying to surrender), and he was the KKK's first Grand Dragon!
It's hard to know which of those three achievements made Tennessee lawmakers decide that Forrest should be worthy of a holiday! 
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