Signs paying tribute to Confederacy draw scrutiny in Texas

A Sunday, July 9, 2017 photo shows Bedford Forrest Drive/Court inside the Shiloh neighborhood in Missouri City, Texas. The street is named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Bedford Forrest isn't the only nod to the past in Texas. Dozens of streets in Houston pay homage to the Confederacy or the Civil War. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP) A Sunday, July 9, 2017 photo shows Bedford Forrest Drive/Court inside the Shiloh neighborhood in Missouri City, Texas. The street is named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Bedford Forrest isn't the only nod to the past in Texas. Dozens of streets in Houston pay homage to the Confederacy or the Civil War. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)

By Associated Press July 31, 2017 9 min read

HOUSTON (AP) – Gabrielle Scott grew up in a Missouri City neighborhood with modest-sized homes, lofty oak trees and manicured lawns.

The Houston Chronicle reports her street is filled with people from different backgrounds, old and young, and the neighbors are friendly. Gabrielle, who is 16, has fond memories of her childhood.

There has only ever been one problem.

She lives on a street named after the first leader of the Ku Klux Klan.

“It’s kind of amazing you live on a street that was founded by your enemy,” said Gabrielle, who is African-American.