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Boys at Koinonia Children's Camp

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Description: Three young boys and a man in front of a tent. Part of Highlander Folk School's Koinonia Children's Camp. David Tate on left.
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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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Guy Carawan

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Description: Signed photograph of Guy Carawan, a folk musician, playing an open-backed 5-string banjo. Presented to Highlander Folk School. Inscription reads, "Wishing ...
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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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Wipe Out Discrimination

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Description: Interior view of the entrance to the Highlander Library, with a CIO student entering the doorway. The poster on the window reads: "CIO says, 'Wipe out Disc...
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Farmers Union Workshop Members

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Description: Members of a Farmers Union workshop at Highlander Folk School are seen relaxing in the men's dormitories on bunk beds.
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Three Men at Highlander

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Description: Unknown group of three men looking over a pamphlet at Highlander Folk School.
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Union Center Inc., CIO

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Description: People walking up the steps under a large neon sign in front of a snowy Union Center Inc., CIO building.
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Farmers Union Members by Fertilizer Co-op

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Description: Private building of Farmers Union Fertilizer Co-op, with three men in work clothes sitting in front. Junior Marlow on right.
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Food, Tobacco and Agriculture Workers Session

Date: 1947
Description: Food, Tobacco and Agriculture Workers session at Highlander. Connie Anderson, Educational Director for the organization, is standing in the center.
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Workers Session at Highlander

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Description: Five men posing at a workers session at Highlander: second from left, Southern Regional director; second from right, Myles Horton.
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James Kay Speaking

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Description: A Farmers Union School banquet at Highlander Folk School. James Kay is wearing a bow tie and giving a speech. Myles Horton on right.
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Man in Suit Talking on a Phone

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Description: An African American man wearing a suit making a telephone call.
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Farmers Union Workshop Member

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Description: A Farmers Union member from Astatde, Tennessee, attending a workshop at Highlander Folk School.
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Reverend DeJarnette at Highlander

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Description: Portrait of Reverend DeJarnette sitting in a wooden chair at Highlander Folk School.
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Food, Tobacco, and Agricultural Workshop Participant

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Description: A member of the Food, Tobacco and Agriculture workshop at Highlander Folk School posing near a tree with a fedora and cigar in his hand.
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Workshop Participant at Highlander

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Description: An unidentified African American man, participating in a workshop at Highlander Folk School.
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Mountain Fox Hunt

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Description: A mountain fox hunt near Highlander Folk School.
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Horton House after a Tornado

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Description: Horton House at Highlander after a tornado. A tractor is pulling away a fallen tree.
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Man Gesturing with Cigar

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Description: A man holding a cigar is gesturing wildly. A portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt hangs behind him. An unidentified man and Catherine Winston sit on eit...

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