Challenging the Johns Committee's Assault on Civil Liberties
by
Judith Poucher
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
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.