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Voter Registration Activists from Charleston

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Description: Voter registration activists from Charleston, South Carolina. Charles Wilson seated on right.
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Civil Rights Workshop

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Description: A woman speaking at a Civil Rights workshop.
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Checkers at Civil Rights Workshop

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Description: Two men playing checkers, while another reads a journal, taking a break from a Civil Rights Workshop at Highlander Folk School.
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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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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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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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Man Operating Mechanical Arms

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Description: An African American man operating a series of large, mechanical arms to manipulate various bottles and scientific instruments. At the Oak Ridge Atomic Muse...
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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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Female Civil Rights Workshop Participant

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Description: A female Civil Rights workshop participant standing outside at Highlander Folk School.
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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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Learn Ideas at Highlander

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Description: Images of men with the words "Workers," "Farmers," and "Learn New Ideas at Highlander," collaged around them. Part of a series of Highlander photographic c...
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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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Ringing the Dinner Bell

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Description: A student ringing the dinner bell at Highlander Folk School.
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Farmers Union Baseball Game

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Description: Farmers Union baseball game at Highlander Folk School.
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Civil Rights Workshop Members Wearing Hats

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Description: Two members, one male and one female, of a Civil Rights Workshop at Highlander Folk School, participating in a game. The man is wearing a homemade hat.
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Summer Youth Project Dance Class

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Description: Three African American men, wearing no shirts or shoes, leaning over as if to stretch. At Highlander Folk School, part of the Summer Youth Project dance cl...
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L.A. Blackman Outside Highlander Library

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Description: L.A. Blackman, from Elloree, South Carolina, standing outside of Highlander Library.
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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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Highlander Film Center

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Description: Filming a scene for the Highlander Film Center. Fred Lasse standing right of camera.

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