Lonely Hunters

An Oral History Of Lesbian And Gay Southern Life, 1948-1968

AvJames T Sears

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

This book documents Southern gay history and culture during the Cold War/pre-Stonewall era. It provides a rich historical tapestry through the use of personal reminiscences, private letters, subpoenaed testimony and unpublished court and legislative documents, and newspaper stories.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-10-19
Mått:140 x 225 x undefined mm
Vikt:430 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:324
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367159818

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

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James T. Sears is a professor at the University of South Carolina, where a course he taught on Christian fundamentalism attracted national attention and the ire of Pat Robertson, who dubbed Sears Satan in the university. Sears resides on the sea islands near Charleston and in cyberspace at http://www.jtsears.com.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1. Purging Perverts in Paradise: The 22nd Street Beach, Coupon-Clippers, and the Tongueston Trio 2. Dark Nights of the Soul: Charley Johns and the Chicken Ranch 3. Ferreting Out the Lesbian Menace: The Purple Pamphlet and the Deans of Women 4. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: The City on the Hill Struggles with Civil Rights and Civilities 5. Dawn Arises in Aristocratic Charleston: The Gordon Langley Hall Affair 6. The Blue Fairy and the Making of a New Activist Generation 7. The Mississippi of the Homosexual and the Politics of Dialectics 8. Afterword: A Conversation with Barbara Gittings