German American Internment; Locked Up in a camp named after the leader of the kkk

Created By Faith Phillips

Camp Forrest was a military training facility in Tennessee that was turned into an internment camp during world war 2. It was named after General Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was also a leader of the kkk. Max Ebel’s Story from: “Ebel Story.” German American Internee Coalition, 29 July 2018, https://gaic.info/ebel-story/ - http://gaic.info/internment-camps/united-states-army-internment-facilities/camp-forrest-tullahoma-tennessee/ - https://encyclopedia.densho.org/Camp_Forrest_(detention_facility)/ - https://www.foitimes.com/internment/Facesplaces.htm

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