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Myles Horton

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Description: Seated group observes Myles Horton making notes.
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McComb High School Students

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Description: Elevated view of a group of students from McComb High School standing near a car holding signs with messages, including: "Vote Negroes" and "We Will Suffer...
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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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Koinonia Youth Camp in the Highlander Library

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Description: Koinonia Youth Camp in the Highlander Library at the Highlander Folk School. The woman in the background is identified as Septima Clark. Koinonia is a far...
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Highlander Folk School Youth Project Dance

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Description: Youth dancing at the Highlander Folk School as part of the Summer Youth Project program. Wendy Davis is in the lower left.
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Relaxing During Koinonia Children's Camp

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Description: Group of boys and one man relaxing in a lean-to at the Highlander Folk School, behind the nursery school. Part of Koinonia Children's Camp. David Tate seen...
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Koinonia Children's Camp Group Portrait

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Description: Group of children in front of a tent. Part of Highlander Folk School's Koinonia Children's Camp.
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Koinonia Children's Campers in front of Library

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Description: Group portrait of children and adults, some carrying stuffed animals, in front of the library at the Koinonia Children's Camp. Ruthie Hartford in the cente...
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Dentistry at Highlander

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Description: A boy receiving dental work at the Highlander Folk School. A group of children look on from over a counter.
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Packinghouse Staff Workshop at Highlander

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Description: Packinghouse staff workshop at Highlander Folk School. Secretary-Treasurer Hathaway, left; and Vice-President Russell Lasley, right, standing.
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Myles Horton near Highlander Library

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Description: Myles Horton (right), standing in front of the library building with unidentified individual, at Highlander Folk School.
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Student Making Stencil at Highlander

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Description: Food, Tobacco and Agriculture student at Highlander Folk School creating a stencil to be used to make signs.
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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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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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Koinonia Children's Camp at Highlander

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Description: A group of boys relaxing during Highlander Folk School Koinonia Children's Camp.
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Jefferson Thomas of the Little Rock Nine

Date: 08 17 1959
Description: Jefferson Thomas of the Little Rock Nine is harassed by Central High School students as he waits for transportation after the first day of school.
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Young Woman Teaching Labor Class

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Description: A young woman teaching a labor class at Highlander Folk School.
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Labor Institute

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Description: The summer labor institute sponsored by the United Packinghouse Workers of America. The delegates are probably all representatives of District 3. Russell L...
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Stewards' School

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Description: The training school for stewards sponsored by Local 56 of the United Packinghouse Workers of America. At the blackboard is Otis L. Simmons, the local pres...
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Atlanta Stewards Training

Date: 1947
Description: A stewards' training class conducted by local 108 of the United Packinghouse Workers of America.

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