"Cold Warriors in the Hot Sunshine: The Johns Committee's Homophobic Witch Hunts" :LGBTQ Brown Bag Series

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Gulfport Public Library
Frances Purdy Friends Meeting Room

Event Details

Our inaugural program in the new “Lunch and Learn Series.”  Every month, an exceptional speaker will discuss a wide variety of topics. Consider bringing your lunch and listen to phenomenal speakers. The first speaker selected is James Schnur, who will discuss the topic in reference to the 1950’s Communist scare and subsequent Florida Legislative Investigations, known as the Johns Committee.

James Schnur is a lifelong resident of Pinellas County and presently holds adjunct teaching appointments at Eckerd College and the USF School of Information. He has also served as president of the Pinellas County Historical Society, as well as on the boards and committees of other cultural and historical organizations in Florida. For more information, contact 727-893-1074.




Event Type(s): Special Event
Age Group(s): Adult