Communists and perverts under the palms [[electronic resource] ] : the Johns Committee in Florida, 1956-1965 / / Stacy Braukman

• Autore: Braukman Stacy Lorraine
• Pubblicazione: Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 p.)
• Disciplina: 975.9/063; 975.9063
• Soggetto topico: Civil rights - Florida - History; Communism - Florida - History; Culture conflict - Florida - History; Homosexuality - Florida - History
• Soggetto geografico: Florida Politics and government 1951-
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : where the Sunbelt meets the Old South -- The NAACP and the origins of the Johns Committee, 1956 -- Racial and sexual perversion, 1957-1958 -- Surveillance and exposure, 1959-1960 -- Subversion and indecency, 1961-1962 -- Sex and civil rights, 1963-1965 -- Epilogue : Anita Bryant and Florida's culture wars.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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, t
• Titolo autorizzato: Communists and perverts under the palms
• ISBN: 0-8130-4316-6; 0-8130-4224-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779155203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II