A Confederate on Campus: Nathan Bedford Forrest as MTSU’s Mascot
I remember him saying, “You don’t want to go to many football games. It will be a unique experience for you.” I didn’t know what he meant at the time, but I would find out.–Sylvester Brooks, MTSU Student and civil rights activist in mid-1960s,from an interview given in 2000 Author’s Note: Since writing this article in…