Saturday night I went to the first play I've ever been to where the audience gives a verdict in a trial.
My dad and I saw a community theatre put on the war crimes trial of Nathan Bedford Forrest at the ABET Theatre in Atlantic Beach. We'd had a great day of golf up in Fernandina Beach, and finished up the day with what ended up being an interesting night of theatre.
The theatre itself is really unique, and the local playwright wrote the play to give a trial that Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest never had. A cavalryman, slave trader, and the first Grand Dragon of the KKK, he's quite obviously a controversial figure. The war crimes case against him is complicated and uncertain though. The play had none other than William Tecumseh Sherman testify in his defense. The play is running a few more months, if you're in town you should go see it.
ABET Theatre
http://www.abettheatre.com
General Forrest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
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So what was the verdict?
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