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Esau Jackson, Morris Mitchell and Septima Clark

Date: 1960
Description: From left to right are Esau Jackson, Morris Mitchell and Septima Clark. They are attending a dinner at Highlander Folk School.
Book or Pamphlet

"A Guide To Community Action" Cover

Date: 1955
Description: The front cover of a booklet titled: "A Guide To Community Action For Public School Integration." Text over image at bottom reads: "Highlander Staff Planni...
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Zilphia and Thorsten Horton

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Description: Zilphia Horton with son, Thorsten, sitting on the bench of a carriage.
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Bernice Robinson, Esau Jenkins, and Lewis Sinclair

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Description: Bernice Robinson, Esau Jenkins, and Lewis Sinclair listening to an audio recording at Highlander Folk School.
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Eleanor Roosevelt with Friends

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Description: Eleanor Roosevelt, on left, shaking hands with Mrs. Jennings Perry, standing. May Justus is on the right. At Highlander Folk School. Possibly part of 25th ...
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Thorsten Horton Using a Saw

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Description: Thorsten Horton, son of Myles and Zilpha Horton, using a saw to cut wood at Highlander Folk School.
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Elia Kazan on the Set of "Wild River"

Date: 1960
Description: Film Director Elia Kazan on the movie set of "Wild River" (1960).
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Mapping Communistic Influence

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Description: Bruce Bennett diagramming Highlander Folk School's "Communistic" influence in the South.
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Feeding Children Cod Liver Oil

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Description: A woman giving Highlander nursery school children cod liver oil.
Postcard

Aerial View of Highlander Folk School

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Description: Aerial view postcard of the Highlander Folk School grounds.
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May Justus with Charis and Thorsten Horton

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Description: May Justus reading to Charis and Thorsten Horton, children of Myles and Zilphia Horton, at Highlander Folk School.
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Highlander Visitors

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Description: Myles Horton conversing with visitors to Highlander Folk School.
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Myles Horton Inspecting Broken Window

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Description: Myles Horton inspecting a group of broken windows at Highlander Folk School.
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Automobile Workers at Highlander

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Description: Automobile workers standing with Myles Horton (second from right), at Highlander Folk School.
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Small Group Meeting at Highlander

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Description: A small group meeting at Highlander. From left to right: J.C. McAmis, TVA; Myles Horton, Tennessee Farmers Union; Mr. H.N. Hatley, Tennessee Farmers Union...
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Myles Horton, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Jim Stokely

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Description: Myles Horton, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Jim Stokely, a writer from Newport, Tennessee. Highlander integration workshop.
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Greeting CIO Student

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Description: Zilphia Horton greeting a male CIO student on a rainy day at Highlander Folk School.
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Everybody Out For Recreation

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Description: A group of students taking a break to play softball at Highlander Folk School.
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Two People Outside of Highlander Library

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Description: A man is reading a book on a bench, while a woman is standing in front of the entrance to the Highlander Library. A small group of people can be seen insid...
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Dr. Arkapece Stevens

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Description: Highlander board member Arkapece Stevens drinking a Coke.

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