American Scare - Robert W. Fieseler

Stonewall Book Awards - Israel Fishman Nonfiction Honor Book The Publishing Triangle - Randy Shilts Gay Nonfiction Award Finalist American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award Finalist William Saroyan International Prize For Writing Shortlister A Kirkus Best Book Of 2025 A Vital Exposeacute; For Both Our History And Our Present Day, American Scare Tells The Riveting Story Of How The Florida Government Destroyed The Lives Of Black And Queer Citizens In The Twentieth Century. In January 1959, Art Copleston Was Escorted Out Of His College Accounting Class By Three Police Officers. In A Motel Room, Blinds Drawn, He Sat In Front Of A State Senator And The Legal Counsel For The Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, Nicknamed The Johns Committee.