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Uncle Bill Thomas in Local Church

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Description: Uncle Billy Thomas, lay minister, in the local church across from Highlander Folk School.
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Lecturing at Highlander

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Description: A man giving a lecture to a group of students at Highlander Folk School.
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Perry Horton in Highlander Garden

Date: 1934
Description: Perry Horton, father of Myles Horton, in the Highlander Folk School garden.
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CIO Discussion in front of Highlander

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Description: A man in a white fedora leading a CIO discussion from a pamphlet at Highlander Folk School.
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Rosa Parks at Clinton Students Gathering

Date: 1956
Description: Rosa Parks attending a Highlander Christmas vacation event for Clinton Black High School Students, the first integrated in the South.
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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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Zilphia Horton Leading Farmers Union Session

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Description: Zilphia Horton playing the accordion and leading a sing-a-long during a Farmers Union session at Highlander Folk School. Myles Horton middle at table; DeJa...
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Early CIO Session at Highlander

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Description: Zilphia Horton leading songs at Highlander during an early union CIO session. Charlie Wilson, board member, extreme right, next to him is his wife Frankie....
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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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Break during Gatlingburg Conference

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Description: A rural minister and a farmer from Kodak, Tennessee, taking time out for coffee after one of the residence classes at the Gatlingburg conference on Organiz...
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Building at Highlander

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Description: Two men working on the construction of a building at Highlander Folk School.
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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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Bunk House Philosophers

Date: 10 1948
Description: Three men talking around a bunk bed.
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Third Farmers Union Session

Date: 10 1948
Description: Group portrait of the third Farmers Union session at Highlander Folk School.
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Portrait of Tom Bradley

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Description: Portrait of Tom Bradley of Greeneville, Tennessee, sitting in a wooden chair.
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Pet Milk Evaporated Milk Supply

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Description: Greene County Farmers Union Milk Producers Coop, using a fork lift to move a supply of Pet Milk Company evaporated milk.
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Highlander Kitchen Scene

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Description: A group of women working on hard boiled eggs in the Highlander kitchen. Betty Shipherd on right, Antioch student on left.
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Highlander Neighbors

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Description: A man and two boys standing near a shack with large cauldron in front, looking in different directions. They are neighbors of Highlander Folk School.
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Septima Clark at Highlander

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Description: Septima Clark with an unidentified companion at a table, outside at Highlander Folk School.
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Everybody Out For Recreation

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Description: A group of students taking a break to play softball at Highlander Folk School.

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