The Johns Committee in Florida, 1956-1965
by
Stacy Braukman
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
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...