their allies as intimidation. They burned houses and attacked and killed black people, leaving their bodies on the roads. Due to the Klan's history of white supremacy and racist violence during Forrest's tenure as Grand Wizard (along with General Forrest's troops' massacre of surrendered African-American Union soldiers at the Battle of Fort Pillow during the American Civil War in 1864), controversy has arisen in recent years over memorials and entities named for Forrest, including Nathan Bedford Forrest High School in Jacksonville, Florida, and a proposal in Mississippi to honor Forrest on one of the state's specialty license plates. Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park is often mentioned amidst these controversies. References Resources Hurst, Jack. Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography, 1993. Lytle, Andrew Nelson. Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company, 1931. Republished in 1984 by J.S. Sanders & Co. Wyeth, John Allen. That Devil Forrest, 1899 (original) republished in 1989 by Louisiana State University Press. External links Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park — official site Kentucky Reservoir — Tennessee Valley Authority site State parks of Tennessee Protected areas of Benton County, Tennessee Civilian Conservation Corps in Tennessee Works Progress Administration in Tennessee Protected areas established in 1929 1929 establishments in Tennessee State park