This is one of those cases where i think if someone says that, it kind of makes sense to me. i don t know. in the old section of the cemetery many notable were laid to rest, such as edmund winston pettus, and congressman benjamin sterling. jefferson davis. nathan bedford here. grand master of the klan. this monument was erected and dedicated october 7, 2000. listen to the way they described this man. this monument stands as a testament about perpetual devotion and respect, one of the south s finest heroes. up next, the southern history that s not told in these monuments, the horrors of slavery and of lynchings.
That s that s hard to square. can you imagine this filled with people and tear gas, police on horseback, people getting beaten and bloody. but this is still history. alabama played such a crucial role. some of the most infamous periods of violence, but also of civil rights in progress. so, this place here plays like a dual role. significant on one side of the history because of edmund pettus who was famed as a confederate soldier and leader and grand dragon, but also associated the bridge with the fight for black civil rights. throughout this whole trip we ve heard people talking about history, you can t lose history.