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Myles Horton

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Myles Horton smiling and leaning his cheek against his hand.
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Aileen Brewer and Students

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Description: Aileen Brewer going over paperwork with two students at Edisto Island Citizenship Schools.
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The Progressive Club

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Description: View across road of the Progressive Club with an advertisement for Burger Beer on the sign on the tree in front near the road. On the far left is a sign fo...
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Myles Horton

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Description: Portrait of Myles Horton, cofounder of the Highlander Folk School.
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Esau Jenkins

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Description: Esau Jenkins, whose request for help registering citizens on Johns Island provided the basis for the citizenship school program at Highlander Folk School, ...
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Highlander High School Students

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Description: Portrait of six unidentified high school students, with their teacher, at Highlander Folk School.
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Civil Rights Workshop

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Description: A woman speaking at a Civil Rights workshop.
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Wadmalaw Island Citizenship Group

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Description: Two women at the blackboard during a Wadmalaw Island citizenship group evening class.
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Bellinger's Grocery Storefront

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Description: A man and woman standing in front of Bellinger's Grocery store and gas station.
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Child at Johns Island

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Description: A small African American child wearing overalls on Johns Island.
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Two Boys on Johns Island

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Description: Two young African American boys in coats and hats on Johns Island.
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Clambake at Civil Rights Workshop

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Description: Civil Rights workshop of Highlander participants partaking in an oyster feast on Johns Island.
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Sea Island Family

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Description: A family from Sea Island that participated in the Citizenship Group. Cats can be seen to the left and in the doorway.
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Citizenship Group House and Bus

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Description: House and school bus used for a Citizenship group at the sea islands.
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Bernice Williams with Sewing Machine

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Description: Bernice Williams working with a younger CIO member on a sewing machine at the South Carolina Citizenship group.
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Johns Island Children

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Description: A child holding a baby next to a television on Johns Island. Part of the Citizenship group that convened there.
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Civil Rights Group Meeting near Highlander Lake

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Description: Civil rights group meeting in field at Highlander Lake. Fifth from the left, Charlotte Meacham, American Friends Service Committee, former Highlander stud...
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Writing on Chalkboard at Citizenship School

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Description: A woman writing on a chalkboard as part of the Citizenship School on Johns Island.
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Civil Rights Workshop Banquet

Date: 08 1956
Description: Four women and a man eating at a table at a Civil Rights banquet at Highlander Folk School. Septima Clark, second from left.
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Charleston Civil Rights Meeting

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Description: Charleston civil rights mass meeting, Myles Horton speaking. Joe Brown is sitting to the left of the podium, who later joined the South Carolina legislatur...

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