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Zilphia and Myles Horton Reading

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Myles Horton and Zilphia Horton reviewing some written materials at Highlander Folk School.

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Source Collection Highlander Research and Education Center records, 1917-2017

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Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
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W012PTZ
Legacy ID
WHi 56237

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Charis Horton Using Saw

Charis Horton Using Saw

Charis Horton, daughter of Zilphia and Myles Horton, using a large saw to cut wood at Highlander Folk School.

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May Justus with Charis and Thorsten Horton

May Justus with Charis and Thorsten Horton

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

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Thorsten Horton and Myles Horton Reading Newspaper

Thorsten Horton and Myles Horton Reading Newspaper

Myles Horton, cofounder of Highlander Folk School, smoking a pipe and reading the Nashville Banner newspaper, posing with his son, Thorsten.

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Myles and Zilphia Horton Square Dancing

Myles and Zilphia Horton Square Dancing

Myles and Zilphia Horton Square Dancing at Highlander Folk School with two other people.

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Portrait of Zilphia Horton

Portrait of Zilphia Horton

Portrait of Zilphia Horton, wife of Myles Horton, the founder of Highlander Folk School.

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Thorsten Horton, Myles Horton, and Rosa Parks

Thorsten Horton, Myles Horton, and Rosa Parks

Thorsten and Myles Horton, sitting on left, watching Rosa Parks, standing and speaking at Highlander Folk School.

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