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xxi, 231 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Beginnings -- College -- Learning -- Union Theological Seminary -- From Chicago to Denmark -- The beginnings of Highlander -- Rhythm -- Working as an organizer -- Reading to vote : the citizenship schools -- Charisma -- Islands of decency -- Workshops -- Taking it home -- A growing idea -- One battle, many fronts -- Knowing yourself -- Learning from the birds -- Nicaragua -- Who really owns the land? -- Many highlanders -- The future. |
| Summary |
Myles Horton traces the history of the Highlander Folk School, exploring how the school has influenced notable figures in the civil rights movement, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Eleanor Roosevelt, and discusses how the school has served as a catalyst for social change. |
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Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) -- History.
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Horton, Myles, 1905-1990.
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School administrators -- Tennessee -- Biography.
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Horton, Myles, 1905-1990. (OCoLC)fst01718227
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Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) (OCoLC)fst00612092
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School administrators. (OCoLC)fst01106935
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Tennessee. (OCoLC)fst01205353
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Kohl, Judith.
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Kohl, Herbert R.
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| ISBN |
0807737003 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780807737002 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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