Hank Aaron on list to replace KKK leader’s name on Atlanta school The name of the alternative school in southwest Atlanta currently references Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general who was active in the Ku Klux Klan. By Vanessa McCrayThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution Share Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron smiles during a press conference following a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers where Aaron hit his 715th career home run in Atlanta, Monday, April 8, 1974. Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. He was 86. AP file