No matter what the reading speed, I fail to see any acknowledgement that you erred in suggesting that the Klan was a “goofy fraternal organization” that somehow got perverted into a violent anti-civil rights movement (when in fact intimidation of blacks was an early preoccupation among its founders).
Nor is it playing “loose with the facts” to note Forrest’s brutality as a wealthy slave trader, his criminal behavior during the Civil War or his role as first Grand Wizard of a Klan that became notorious for violence during his reign. That’s quite a lot to “reconcile”.
What an admission! Next thing you know, the Lost Cause nostalgists will begin to rethink his role as a positive symbol of the Good Ol’ Days.
We’re not holding our breath, though.