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Robert W. Fieseler

Robert W. Fieseler

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Robert W. Fieseler is a journalist investigating marginalized groups and a scholar excavating forgotten histories. A National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Journalist of the Year and recipient of the Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship, his debut book Tinderbox won seven awards, including the Edgar Award, and his reporting has appeared in Slate, Commonweal, and River Teeth, among others. Fieseler graduated co-valedictorian from the Columbia Journalism School and is pursuing a PhD at Tulane University as a Mellon Fellow. He lives with his husband on the gayest street in New Orleans.

Books by Robert W. Fieseler

American Scare

A vital story for both our history and our present day, American Scare is a riveting exposé of how the Florida government became determined to destroy the lives of Black and queer citizens in the 1950s.

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