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Harvard's Secret Court : The Savage 1920 Purge of Campus Homosexuals by William Wright (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312322712
ISBN-139780312322717
eBay Product ID (ePID)46472568
Product Key Features
Book TitleHarvard's Secret Court : the Savage 1920 Purge of Campus Homosexuals
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Discrimination & Race Relations, Higher, Gender & the Law
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreLaw, Social Science, Education, History
AuthorWilliam Wright
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-047702
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Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal378.744/4
SynopsisIn 2002, a researcher for The Harvard Crimson came across a restricted archive labeled "Secret Court Files, 1920., In 2002, a researcher for The Harvard Crimson came across a restricted archive labeled "Secret Court Files, 1920." The mystery he uncovered involved a tragic scandal in which Harvard University secretly put a dozen students on trial for homosexuality and then systematically and persistently tried to ruin their lives. In May of 1920,Cyril Wilcox, a freshman suspended from Harvard, was found sprawled dead on his bed, his room filled with gas--a suicide. The note he left behind revealed his secret life as part of a circle of (cut "young") homosexual students.The resulting witch hunt and the lives it cost remains one of the most shameful episodes in the history of America's premiere university. Supported by legendary Harvard President Lawrence Lowell, Harvard conducted its investigation in secrecy. Several students committed suicide;others had their lives destroyed by an ongoing effort on the part of Harvard to destroy their reputations. Harvard's Secret Court is a deeply moving indictment of the human toll of intolerance and the horrors of injustice that can result when a powerful institution loses its balance., In 2002, a researcher for The Harvard Crimson came across a restricted archive labeled "Secret Court Files, 1920." The mystery he uncovered involved a tragic scandal in which Harvard University secretly put a dozen students on trial for homosexuality and then systematically and persistently tried to ruin their lives. In May of 1920,Cyril Wilcox, a freshman suspended from Harvard, was found sprawled dead on his bed, his room filled with gas - a suicide. The note he left behind revealed his secret life as part of a circle of (cut "young") homosexual students.The resulting witch hunt and the lives it cost remains one of the most shameful episodes in the history of America's premiere university. Supported by legendary Harvard President Lawrence Lowell, Harvard conducted its investigation in secrecy. Several students committed suicide;others had their lives destroyed by an ongoing effort on the part of Harvard to destroy their reputations. Harvard's Secret Court is a deeply moving indictment of the human toll of intolerance and the horrors of injustice that can result when a powerful institution loses its balance.
LC Classification NumberLD2160.W75 2005
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- Dec 03, 2019
Great read
Great book explaining how Harvard expelled gay students and covered it up.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
