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Dec 22, 2020 · Known as the “Lavender Scare,” the policy was based on the unfounded fear that gay men and lesbians “posed a threat to national security because they were vulnerable to blackmail and were ...
The Lavender Scare, directed by Josh Howard and narrated by Glenn Close, is a documentary film that recounts the events of the Lavender Scare. David K. Johnson is part of the project, as the film is based on his book.
Jun 2, 2023 · The definitive monograph on the purge is David K. Johnson's The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government (2004). I thank Dr. Johnson for sharing audio files of his interviews with Francis Flanagan in 1996 and 1997.
Jun 9, 2019 · Howard, formerly of CBS News, has produced and directed a new documentary, soon to air on PBS, about the Lavender Scare.
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Jun 5, 2018 · Historian David K. Johnson gave the period a name in his book, The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government. Johnson documents the use of the...
Jun 13, 2018 · National Archives Sen. Kenneth Wherry (left) and Sen. J. Lister Hill conducted the first congressional investigation into homosexuality in the federal workforce in 1950 as part of what’s become known as the Lavender Scare. “These people are frightened to death,” said George Raines.
Nov 18, 2019 · The Lavender Scare In 1950, the U.S. State Department fired 91 employees because they were homosexual or suspected of being homosexual. Frank Kameny leads a picket line in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4, 1965.
