Was Nathan B. Forrest a Civil Rights Pioneer? (The Civil War Diaries S4E29) 

Ahh, thanks Betty. I’m trying to figure ways to make it better every chance I get, hopefully I will have more time to devote to it once I can get the house done. Appreciate ya!

Different time different cultures the people of the USA have no room to criticize the culture of the south if you look at all the BS they promote today.

I agree

We already are!you ever ask yourself how much it cost to maintain a slave for the year and then compare it to the average yearly salary!?do the math and shame the devil!the 13th amendment is a farce!

Sadly when I get deep in the weeds RU-vid buries it, just look at the view count 🤷🏻‍♂️ go from 30,000 views in a week to 400 if they don’t like what I’m saying.. 🤦🏻‍♂️

@@BirdDogg it just shows you that 1st amendment is dead!

AtunShei addressed Forrest in his video "Did the CONFEDERACY Have BETTER GENERALS?!?!?!" at 13:40 and the 1875 speech at 18:51. Didn't seem to be sweating nervously.

Obviously you never hear the library of congress interviews with holt collier!

Been on the internet doing your research I see. I’d refer you to period documentation. You see propaganda was just as strong then as it is today. Many of the claims you made are easily disprovable by the official records of both CS and US troops. Was he a slaver, yup, sure was, it was a legal business. Convict labor on his farm was largely white convicts, klan records show he was elected grand wizard at a meeting he wasn’t even present at and his first and only order was to disband because they were committing acts of violence(he even offered to personally hunt down some of the offenders) and the reports at fort pillow of a massacre were given by troops that weren’t even present. Supposedly he “buried troops alive” At fort pillow…. Union troops buried all their own dead at Pillow… Forrest was vilified by propaganda media in an effort to drum up public support and sentiment regarding freeing the slaves(the initial enlistment surge that joined simply to keep the union had ended and they needed a new cause to gather troops, enter emancipation(but only for slaves in southern states, folks in New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland Kentucky, West Virginia etc etc were allowed to keep their slaves, some even after the war was over…Forest was a practical man and his documented actions show that. Do work on those sources, google is failing you

​@BirdDogg I'd have given anything for you to have been at the 160th anniversary at the park a few weeks ago now. 4 "speakers" came up from Memphis, all of them involved with both city politics and one who is a "preacher" with no seminary schooling at all and a completely online congregation. They spoke on nothing but, why the park should be given to NPS to, "tell a more accurate history" how Forrest was the reason black men were in jail as much as theyvare today, how we descendants are carrying on hate, lies and murder, and finally, why they all deserve to be cut a check and added that the first to have their money garnished was in fact confederate descendants. They weren't popular except to the 8 people they brought with them. The park guests just kinda slowly walked away from the clearing where they were speaking. The two independent historians/special guests made them mad during their speeches and the little check hunter group left having witnessed none of the demonstrations or exhibits that had taken two weeks to set up specifically for them. Guess the narrative was more important than being showed how wrong they were about so much. We locals push hard to keep that site state run and not run by a government park program, that very much has a special kind of history we are all supposed to buy. Thank you for all your work sir.

@westtnskirmishlog6820 this union will crumble under the lies taught to its people!they have taught that the war between the states was over slavery!well,slavery was legal until the 13th amendment making the federal government murderers of their own people!and so.e are willing to except the truth!which is the war was over seccession!but if you believe what our forefathers believed every person has a right to choose what is best for their own personal growth!and if there is a unfavorable union.every american has the right to choose to absolve that union!today we watch as obiden,systematically attempts to start another war between the American people!correct me if I'm wrong wasn't someone quoted as saying there would be someone coming to destroy this nation around the time that the twin towers was attacked!?isn't Obama from the Middle East?also satisfy my curiosity!how are we seeing so many Chinese government officials now and weren't they slaves that helped build the railroads as slaves after the war!?

@westtnskirmishlog6820 the slaves will bankrupt the union!much like the war!and once again america will be bought by the highest bidder!before it was the Vanderbilt and four other families!today it'll be owned by the tech billionaires!

Another person with a perspective of today's crappy 1 sided perspective!

Subjective at best.

@BirdDogg sir today men are not men!I am from canton mississippi originally!we moved to New York when I was 11.upon moving to New York everyone was anti anything defense of personal protection!they were prone to browbeating anyone with any degree of a competitive spirit!make no mistake whoever is sculpting this country today,are responsible for the submissive nature through intellectual degradation!in the north,all you have to do is show most people a weapon and they flinch!they can't identify a woman and all the while call themselves progressive!sounds like Rome to me!

Undeniably..by you. That says much more about you than it does about the great man, Forrest. Forrest doesn't need your approval and neither do I.

@@mtnman3MTA3 can you imagine being judged by someone of today's stature!people today have no spine!people today brow beat others for being competitive!we keep claiming that we are evolved!not that I see!