[Download] The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government - David K. Johnson
The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government
The McCarthy era is generally considered the worst period of political repression in recent American history. But while the famous question, "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" resonated in the halls of Congress, security officials were posing another question at least as frequently, if more discreetly: "Information has come to the attention of the Civil Service Commission that you are a homosexual. What comment do you care to make?"Historian David K. Johnson here relates the frightening, untold story of how, during the Cold War, homosexuals were considered as dangerous a threat to national security as Communists. Charges that the Roosevelt and Truman administrations were havens for homosexuals proved a potent political weapon, sparking a "Lavender Scare" more vehement and long-lasting than McCarthy's Red Scare. Relying on newly declassified documents, years of research in the records of the National Archives and the FBI, and interviews with former
Product details: The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government
Author : David K. Johnson
Pages : 312 pages
Publisher : University Of Chicago Press
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ISBN-10 : 0226404811
ISBN-13 : 9780226404813
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