Asa Carter, The Violent Racist Who Wrote a Book Endorsed by Oprah

<p>Did you know that the author of <em>The Education of Little Tree</em> and <em>The Outlaw Josey Wales</em> was actually Asa Carter—a white nationalist who sent members of the KKK to attack Nat King Cole on stage? He was a man so racist that George Wallace cut him loose, so Carter changed his name, lied about his past, and became a best-selling author before his own son punched him to death. Jamie and Bambi go back to segregation-era Alabama to talk about a uniquely terrible person.</p><p>Consider a <a href="https://www.cherokee.org/about-the-nation/donations/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">donation to the Cherokee Nation</a>. And if you are struggling, please reach out to someone you trust or dial 988 to reach the Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline.</p>