Portrait of a Racist: The Real Life of Byron De LA Beckwith

Portrait of a Racist is the astonishing biography of a man consumed with racial hatred, who believes in his God-given mission to uphold the racial purity of the old plantation South. Written by Beckwith's own nephew by marriage and based on dozens of personal interviews with Beckwith and people who knew him, Portrait of a Racist presents a detailed examination of Beckwith's life and probes the chilling psychological landscape of a mind turned to murderous intolerance.