Hank Aaronâs Name Will Replace a Confederate Generalâs on an Atlanta School Forrest Hill Academy, named for Nathan Bedford Forrest, also an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan, will become Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy. The Atlanta school board voted unanimously on Monday to rename a public school in honor of Hank Aaron, the baseball slugger who endured hate mail and death threats during his Hall of Fame career.Credit...Tim Bradbury/Getty Images April 13, 2021, 7:58 p.m. ET A public school in Atlanta carrying the name of a Confederate general who was an original grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan will be renamed for Hank Aaron, the baseball legend who broke racial barriers and the career home run record.