The Reconstruction of Asa Carter

[Straw Man]

fascinating story and a well made documentary on Asa Carter (aka Forest Carter)

[RagingBull]

He co-wrote the screenplay, THE OUTLAW JOSIE WALES which was based on his book:

[Straw Man]

He co-wrote the screenplay, THE OUTLAW JOSIE WALES which was based on his book:

yep, had a double life.  

The people who knew him as Forrest Carter never knew a thing about his past

I know he wrote the book on which the screenplay was based but not sure if he wrote the screenplay as well

[RagingBull]

I stand corrected...

Writers: Forrest Carter (Book "Gone To Texas") | Philip Kaufman (Screenplay) (as Phil Kaufman) | Sonia Chernus (Screenplay)

yep, had a double life.  

The people who knew him as Forrest Carter never knew a thing about his past

I know he wrote the book on which the screenplay was based but now sure if he wrote the screenplay as well

[Straw Man]

I stand corrected...

Writers: Forrest Carter (Book "Gone To Texas") | Philip Kaufman (Screenplay) (as Phil Kaufman) | Sonia Chernus (Screenplay)

He also wrote a bogus autobiography about growing up as an orphaned Cherokee Indian and received a
the first ever American Booksellers Association Book of the Year (ABBY) award.

What's crazy is that this guy was a high profile white supremacist, klu klux klan guy and managed to keep all of that hidden.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Education_of_Little_Tree

[RagingBull]

I did not know any of this...what a disgusting past!  Crazy!  Thanks for posting the video.

He also wrote a bogus autobiography about growing up as an orphaned Cherokee Indian and received a
the first ever American Booksellers Association Book of the Year (ABBY) award.

What's crazy is that this guy was a high profile white supremacist, klu klux klan guy and managed to keep all of that hidden.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Education_of_Little_Tree

[Straw Man]

I did not know any of this...what a disgusting past!  Crazy!  Thanks for posting the video.

It's a well made documentary and a fascinating story and worth the time ( ~ 1 hour) to watch it.
It came out last year on public television but I couldn't find it online at that time