Opinion: End is near for Nathan Bedford Forrest bust at Capitol
A bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed in the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee on June 9, 2020 file photo, (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu.
Forrest believed that the worth of Black people was only as laborers, nothing more.
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