Revisiting the Archive: Episode 8: Morris Foote
Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive - May 9, 2020
- 17:42
In late 1955, the police of Boise, Idaho, started a sweeping investigation into an alleged “homosexual underground.” Fearing arrest, Morris Foote fled town, not to return till 20 years later. A story of Pride from the U.S. heartland to remind us that what unites us transcends red/blue state divides.Visit our Season Two episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources.
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