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Reminds me that Forrest Gump's mother named him after Nathan Bedford Forrest, because "sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense." It's quite a tenacious myth that racist KKK terrorism was just some "wacky thing" that white people "used to do."
I was reminded of this tidbit by this excellent conversation with @williamrblack on the @NostalgiaTrap podcast. nostalgiatrap.com/episodes/2019/…
@williamrblack @NostalgiaTrap Another fascinating thing I learned from that conversation is that none other than Pat Buchanan loved Forrest Gump because he thought it was a deeply conservative film. I remember vaguely having that sense when I saw it on the big screen in 1994.
@williamrblack @NostalgiaTrap Hey @HerbertHistory, has #hatm done Forrest Gump yet? If not, consider this my nomination (and a promise to do everything in my power to join the party).
