Communists and perverts under the palms : the Johns Committee in Florida, 1956-1965 / Stacy Braukman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braukman, Stacy Lorraine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights--Florida--History.

Civil rights.

Communism--Florida--History.

Communism.

Culture conflict--Florida--History.

Culture conflict.

Homosexuality--Florida--History.

Homosexuality.

Florida--Politics and government--1951-.

Florida.

Florida. Legislature. Legislative Investigation Committee.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8130-4316-6

0-8130-4224-0

OCLC:

794663752