Title State of Defiance : Challenging the Johns Committee's Assault on Civil Liberties. [Boundless electronic resource]

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Univ Pr of Florida, 2014.

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Contents	Charley Johns and Virgil Hawkins: ambition realized, dream deferred -- Virgil Hawkins: pursuit of the dream continues -- Ruth Perry: the librarian raises her voice -- Sig Diettrich: the geographer draws the line -- G.G. Mock: surrounded by fear, empowered by love -- Margaret Fisher and her University of South Florida colleagues: intellectuals versus inquisitors -- Conclusion: Majorities of one.
Summary	The Johns Committee, a product of the red scare in Florida, grabbed headlines and destroyed lives. Its goal was to halt integration by destroying the NAACP in Florida and smearing integrationists. Citizens were subpoenaed under charges of communist tendencies, and later for homosexual or subversive behavior.
System Details	Requires Boundless App.
Subject	Johns, Charley.
	Johns, Charley.
	Florida. Legislature. Legislative Investigation Committee.
	Florida. Legislature. Legislative Investigation Committee.
Chronological Term	Since 1951
Subject	Civil rights -- Florida -- History.
	Communism -- Florida -- History.
	Homosexuality -- Florida -- History.
	Culture conflict -- Florida -- History.
	Gays -- Abuse of -- Florida.
	Gay rights -- Florida -- History.
	Civil rights.
	Communism.
	Culture conflict.
	Gay rights.
	Gays -- Abuse of.
	Homosexuality.
	Politics and government.
	Florida -- Politics and government -- 1951-
	Florida.
Genre	Electronic books.
	History.
Added Author	Boundless (Digital media service)
ISBN	9780813048796 : $24.95
	0813048796 : $24.95

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