Unmasking the Klansman
Book description
Unmasking the Klansman may 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…
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This chilling, shocking book brings to life a dark time in the not-too-distant past through the example of Asa "Forrest" Carter. I'd no idea the Josey Wales author was a pretendian, a speechwriter to George Wallace, and a white supremacist whose unsavory associates committed some of the era's most atrocious crimes. Author Dan T. Carter fleshes out the context for Asa Carter's rise and fall by sharing his own experiences of growing up in the Civil Rights-era South. I was alternately riveted and appalled by what I learned, and I hope this book becomes a template for what the future…
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