City crews replace ‘Forrest’ with ‘Forest’ street signs
City of Memphis painter apprentice Alan Fogler attaches the new "Forest Ave" sign at Forest and Freeman. (Tom Bailey/The Daily Memphian)
The city on Monday carried out a plan to replace about 30 "Forrest Ave" street signs with "Forest Ave." The change assures the city is honoring trees instead of the Confederate general who was a slave trader and Ku Klux Klan leader.
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Civil Rights Nathan Bedford ForrestTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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