And They Were Wonderful Teachers: Florida's Purge of Gay and Lesbian Teachers
- ISBN-10
- 0252076397
- ISBN-13
- 9780252076398
- Category
- Discrimination in education
- Pages
- 186
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Karen Graves
Description
A stirring examination of how Cold War repression and persecution extended to gay and lesbian teachers in Florida
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