Talk:Nathan Bedford Forrest

Bias

You can't fault pro-Forrest websites for being biased and then fill the article with suggestions that he was an irredeemable racist and only cite sources which have a clear and obvious bias AGAINST Forrest. It is not for Wikipedia to pay historical figures back over perceived sins which do not have strong historical support. If you want this to remain "Wikipinion" or "Wikigossip" keep doing this kind of thing...I don't think it's credible in the shape that this site is in to suggest that this is any kind of credible encyclopedia...I wonder if this entire think is a help or hindrance based on how many rumors and outright lies are passed off to millions as fact. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.109.158.55 (talk • contribs)

Terrorist

Nathan Bedford Forest WAS the first "Grand Wizard" of the Klu Klux Klan. I do not see this man's reputation and legacy as anything but the head of this country's first terrorist organization.shyjayb 09:09, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

There is no proof to your statement whatsoever. I for one would like to see you provide documentation to validate your claim. The article and statements attributed to him (1868) were quickly and repeatedly refuted by Forrest himself shortly after the Cincinnati article and for years afterward. No credible witness has ever been documented proving his membership, let alone as the 'First' Grand Wizard or leader of any kind. Both the reporter for the paper, who fabricated statements, and the then Governor and later Senator from Tennessee, William Brownlow lied in print. Brownlow lied and distorted the record repeatedly, both in the Senate and through his newspaper. He was so radicalized and corrupt that a 1982 survey of 50 Tennessee historians voted him the worst Governor in the States history. He also is one of the most hated men in the States history. I implore you to research the newspapers of the time (1865-1872 for starters) as well as the Congressional records concerning the Select Committee hearings into the Klan. It is unfortunate that so many figures or events in our history have been so corrupted by hate and bias that ignorance has become truly, bliss. JMP — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.22.255.178 (talk) 22:46, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

The Ku Klux Klan was America's VERY first domestic terrorist organization, and Nathan Bedford Forrest WAS their VERY first Grand Wizard. What about this point in factual history do you NOT understand???shyjayb 06:48, 29 July 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shyjayb (talk • contribs)

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TERRORIST

That's what the man WAS, period and pistol point BLANK! Cyberbot THIS, white-list/black-list THAT; Vox populi, vox Humbug! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shyjayb (talk • contribs) 09:42, 5 September 2015 (UTC) lol — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.99.178.23 (talk) 20:59, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

A source

Here is a source about Nathan Bedford. http://www.civilwarhome.com/forrestcampaigns.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vexthesmol (talk • contribs) 19:49, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Freemasonry

Why is there no mention of this connection?--Ubikwit ^連絡 _{見学/迷惑} 19:29, 30 June 2016 (UTC)