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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.

Black Cat and Lavender Podcast will transport you to the world of exciting literature. Whether it be a discussion of 'Is Wuthering Heights a Love story?' to the 'merits of Marcus Aurellius's Meditations. The object is to share our passion and insight. We hope to transport you with our ideas and hopefully, when you read or listen to these classic texts, it will be with a deeper understanding and joy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lizzie Borden Audio is a new episodic series that appeals to lovers of the dark and macabre nature of a historical true crime investigation from the famous 1892 case. Told from multiple witnesses utilizing the primary source transcripts with short musical interludes, it is the first podcast made entirely from trial testimony with humorous bits of music to accent the absurd and sometimes comical nature of the crime. All work is nonfiction and comes from the trial, the published works of Borden scholars, and the newspapers of the time.