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

Name: Communists and Perverts under the Palms The Johns Committee in Florida, 1956-1965
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ISBN: 9780813049045

ISBN-10: 0813049040

ISBN-13: 9780813049045

Edition: N/A

Authors: Stacy Braukman

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"Clearly and closely analyzes the actions and motivations of one of the segregationist South’s most formidable institutions. Based on archival source materials, this is an original and important addition to our expanding knowledge of the mechanics of southern resistance to desegregation and the development of modern conservatism."--George Lewis, University of Leicester 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…

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List price: $22.50
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Publication date: 8/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 266
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English