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The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government Audiobook, by David K. Johnson Play Audiobook Sample

The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government Audiobook

The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government Audiobook, by David K. Johnson Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Timothy Andrés Pabon Publisher: Tantor Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 7.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2019 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781515949138

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

16

Longest Chapter Length:

51:56 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

17:01 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

40:38 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

In Cold War America, Senator Joseph McCarthy enjoyed tremendous support in the fight against what he called atheistic communism. But that support stemmed less from his wild charges about communists than his more substantiated charges that "sex perverts" had infiltrated government agencies. Although now remembered as an attack on suspected disloyalty, McCarthyism introduced "moral values" into the American political arsenal. Warning of a spreading homosexual menace, McCarthy and his Republican allies learned how to win votes.

Winner of three book awards, The Lavender Scare masterfully traces the origins of contemporary sexual politics to Cold War hysteria over national security. Drawing on newly declassified documents and interviews with former government officials, historian David Johnson chronicles how the myth that homosexuals threatened national security determined government policy for decades, ruined thousands of lives, and pushed many to suicide. As Johnson shows, this myth not only outlived McCarthy but, by the 1960s, helped launch a new civil rights struggle.

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About Timothy Andrés Pabon

Timothy Andrés Pabon is an English- and Spanish-speaking voice-over artist who has worked extensively in advertising and audiobook narration. He has had acting roles on House of Cards and has also been a costar on HBO’s acclaimed series The Wire opposite country music legend Steve Earl. As a stage actor, he has worked off-Broadway at the June Havoc Theatre, and his regional credits include Center Stage, the Shakespeare Theatre, Arena Stage, the Hippodrome, Olney Theatre, Rep Stage, and GALA Hispanic Theatre.