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National Park

In this Friday, May 10, 2005 file photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest stands in Nathan Bedford Forrest Park in Memphis, Tenn. Nearly 150 years after the Civil War ended, Forrest continues to spark new political battles and racial discord in Memphis. On Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, the Memphis City Council voted to rename the park in the heart of Memphis, where Forrest himself is buried. The council also renamed two other parks that honored Confederate Civil War heritage. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Lance Murphey, File)

Confederate past: Uproar over changing park names

Adrian Sainz, Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The statue of Confederate fighter Nathan Bedford Forrest astride a horse towers above the Memphis park bearing his name...
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Journey to Mount Kilimanjaro

Nicole Ellis
AUTHOR'S NOTEBOOK - Hidden under clouds as I entered the National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro was a mystery to me...
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Great Falls: A national park with black appeal

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder
theGRIO REPORT - From the Grand Canyon in Arizona to Shenandoah in Virginia, there are 58 National Parks in the United States. However, surveys indicate that African-Americans are the least likely ethnic group to visit the National Park system...
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TheGrio's 100: Shelton Johnson, park ranger bringing kids to nature

Brentin Mock
TheGrio's 100 - Shelton Johnson has worked in National Park service for more than 20 years. He did not grow up in a small town in the mountains, but in industrial Detroit...
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