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Yesterday I saw it mentioned in a thread and I meant to respond. However, it was off topic and the response would have been even more so.
The Forrest/KKK thing is an often repeated myth. Forrest was not, however, a founder of the KKK. In fact, he disbanded it! In response to a request for his leadership Forrest joined the KKK in 1867, 18 months after the KKK was founded. Forrest did become the Grand Dragon, but as Grand Dragon he dissolved the KKK in 1869.
Forrest was no saint, but in the context of the times few were.
The Forrest/KKK thing is an often repeated myth. Forrest was not, however, a founder of the KKK. In fact, he disbanded it! In response to a request for his leadership Forrest joined the KKK in 1867, 18 months after the KKK was founded. Forrest did become the Grand Dragon, but as Grand Dragon he dissolved the KKK in 1869.
Forrest was no saint, but in the context of the times few were.