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Myles Horton Inspecting Broken Window

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Description: Myles Horton inspecting a group of broken windows at Highlander Folk School.
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Health Seminar Filming

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Description: Highlander Film Center preparing a health seminar for Alabama.
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Outdoor Group Portrait of Men

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Description: Group portrait of men near the Highlander Folk School visitor housing.
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Mapping Communistic Influence

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Description: Bruce Bennett diagramming Highlander Folk School's "Communistic" influence in the South.
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Sheriff Padlocking Highlander Folk School

Date: 1958
Description: Myles Horton watching as the local sheriff puts a padlock on Highlander Folk School, following a trial in which Highlander was accused of propagating Commu...
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Highlander School Contact Sheet

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Description: Various views of people, including Rosa Parks and Myles Horton, at an early integration workshop at Highlander School.
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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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Square Dance at Highlander

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Description: Early thirties square dancing at Highlander Folk School, led by Ralph Tefferteller. Henry Thomas is the caller featured in the center of the yard.
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Group in front of Highlander Main Building

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Description: An unidentified group of people standing outside the main Highlander building. Esau Jenkins, fifth from left.
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John Dalwin Children

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Description: Group portrait of the children of John Dalwin at Highlander Folk School.
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Myles Horton Searching for Doodle Bugs

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Description: Myles Horton doodling for doodle bugs outside the Highlander Library.
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South Carolina Sea Island Citizenship Group

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Description: South Carolina Sea Island citizenship group. Judy Gregory, Highlander staff, at left.
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Karen Blondell, Antioch Co-op

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Description: Karen Blondell of the Antioch co-op at Highlander Folk School.
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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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Feeding Children Cod Liver Oil

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Description: A woman giving Highlander nursery school children cod liver oil.
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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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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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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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Peter Seeger Playing at Highlander

Date: 1957
Description: Pete Seeger playing the 5-string banjo at the 25th Anniversary of Highlander Folk School in the Library building.
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Model of Highlander Folk School Grounds

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Description: Scale model of Highlander Folk School grounds on a lake, featuring its primary buildings. Architectural model by Carl Koch.

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