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Communists and Perverts Under the Palms
Stacy Braukman
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Description for Communists and Perverts Under the Palms
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
In 1956, state Senator Charley Johns was appointed the chairman of the newly formed Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, now remembered as the Johns Committee. This group was charged with the task of unearthing communist tendencies, homosexual persuasions, and anything they saw as subversive behaviour in academic institutions throughout Florida. With the cooperation of law enforcement, the committee interrogated and spied on countless individuals, including civil rights activists, college students, public school teachers, and university faculty and administrators.
Today, the actions of the Johns Committee are easily dismissed as homophobic and bigoted. Communists and Perverts under the Palms reveals how the creation ... Read more
In 1956, state Senator Charley Johns was appointed the chairman of the newly formed Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, now remembered as the Johns Committee. This group was charged with the task of unearthing communist tendencies, homosexual persuasions, and anything they saw as subversive behaviour in academic institutions throughout Florida. With the cooperation of law enforcement, the committee interrogated and spied on countless individuals, including civil rights activists, college students, public school teachers, and university faculty and administrators.
Today, the actions of the Johns Committee are easily dismissed as homophobic and bigoted. Communists and Perverts under the Palms reveals how the creation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813049045
SKU
V9780813049045
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About Stacy Braukman
Stacy Braukman is an independent scholar and coauthor of Gay and Lesbian Atlanta.
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