Communists and Perverts under the Palms : The Johns Committee in Florida, 1956-1965 /

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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...

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Auteur principal: Braukman, Stacy Lorraine
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2012.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Florida. > Legislature. > Legislative Investigation Committee.
Politics and government
Homosexuality.
Culture conflict.
Communism.
Civil rights.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Homosexualite > Floride > Histoire.
Conflit culturel > Floride > Histoire.
Civil rights > Florida > History.
Homosexuality > Florida > History.
Communism > Florida > History.
Culture conflict > Florida > History.
Florida.
Floride > Politique et gouvernement > 1951-
Florida > Politics and government > 1951-
History
Electronic books.
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Résumé: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 behavior 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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (266 pages).
ISBN:9780813042244

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