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Episode 2: Florida’s First War on Woke

Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News

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The Johns Committee's Witch Hunt

Researchers have identified dozens of public school teachers and university professors who were fired on the grounds of homosexuality. Exact numbers are understandably hard to come by. That doesn't account for all those who resigned out of pressure or fear. The Johns Committee kept up these inquisitions year after year. It seemed like this was just the way things were going to be in Florida. But of course, things always seem like they're never going to change until the moment they do.

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