#89 Asa Earl Carter

This week, we're covering the story of a true POS who made his name as a hate spewing bigot during the Civil Rights Era. This asshat was involved in nearly every type of segregationist cause in the south at the time, culminating in his run to be governor of Alabama. And then, after a humiliating loss, he disappeared for awhile. And you won't believe the new persona he picked for when he reappeared. Get ready, it's the story of Asa Earl Carter.https://www.facebook.com/groups/952876465260434/[email protected]://www.patreon.com/MentalillnesstheaterSOURCEShttps://www.al.com/news/2021/04/nat-king-cole-was-beaten-on-a-birmingham-stage-65-years-ago-today.html http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2427 https://spartacus-educational.com/USAasacarter.htm https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/carter-asa-earl https://www.npr.org/transcripts/151037079 https://web.archive.org/web/20130710005438/http://www.core-online.org/History/freedom%20rides.htm https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/eugene-bull-connor/ https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/autherine-lucy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Alabama_gubernatorial_election#Candidates https://www.al.com/spotnews/2010/09/rev_fred_shuttlesworth_and_fam.html Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-illness-theatre--5055057/support.