{"product_id":"unmasking-the-klansman-the-double-life-of-asa-and-forrest-carter-paperback","title":"Unmasking the Klansman: The Double Life of Asa and Forrest Carter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan T. Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmasking the Klansman \u003c\/i\u003emay read like a work of fiction but is actually a biography of Asa Carter, one of the South's most notorious white supremacists (and secret Klansman). During the 1950s, the North Alabama political firebrand became known across the region for his right-wing radio broadcasts and leadership in the white Citizens' Council movement. Combining racism and thinly-concealed anti-Semitism, he created a secret Klan strike force that engaged in a series of brutal assaults, including an attack on jazz singer Nat King Cole as well as militant civil rights activists. Exploring his life during these years offers new insights into the legal maneuvers as well as the violence used by white Southern segregationists to derail the civil rights movement in the region. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early 1960s Carter became a secret adviser to George Wallace and wrote the Alabama governor's infamous 1963 inauguration speech vowing \"\u003ci\u003esegregation now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003esegregation tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003esegregation forever\u003c\/i\u003e.\" When Carter disappeared from Alabama in 1972, few knew that he had assumed a new identity in Abilene, Texas, masquerading as a Cherokee American novelist. Using the name \"Forrest\" Carter, he published three successful Western novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich Clint Eastwood made into a widely acclaimed 1976 movie. His last book, \u003ci\u003eThe Education of Little Tree \u003c\/i\u003e(a fake biography of his supposed Indian childhood) posthumously became a number one best-seller in 1991. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Dan T. Carter uncovered \"Forrest\" Carter's true identity while researching his biography of Georgia Wallace and in a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times'\u003c\/i\u003e op-ed he exposed Carter's deception. Although the difficulties of uncovering the full story of the secretive Carter initially led him to abandon the project, in 2018 he gained access to more than two hundred interviews by the late Anniston newsman, Fred Burger. These recordings and his two decades of exhaustive research finally brought Asa Carter's story into focus. \u003ci\u003eUnmasking the Klansman \u003c\/i\u003eis the result.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52029782294829,"sku":"9781588385482","price":23.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/mcelSngXaJ9781588385482.webp?v=1777488634","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/unmasking-the-klansman-the-double-life-of-asa-and-forrest-carter-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}