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Highlander Folk School Main Building
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Picture from the beginning of Highlander Folk School, in front of main office before addition was added. From left to right: Delmus Horton (brother of Myles Horton), Malcom Chisholm (killed in Spanish Civil War), John Layton (killed in International Brigade, Spanish Civil War), Dorothy Thompson, Rupert Hampton, Pearl Horton (Myles Horton's sister). In front of main building.
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Myles Horton near Highlander Library
Myles Horton (right), standing in front of the library building with unidentified individual, at Highlander Folk School.
Perry Horton in Highlander Garden
1934
Perry Horton, father of Myles Horton, in the Highlander Folk School garden.
Myles Horton with Thorsten Horton
Myles Horton with his son, Thorsten Horton, in a pile of leaves at Highlander Folk School.
Myles Horton Inspecting Broken Window
Myles Horton inspecting a group of broken windows at Highlander Folk School.
Sheriff Padlocking Highlander Folk School
1958
Myles Horton watching as the local sheriff puts a padlock on Highlander Folk School, following a trial in which Highlander was accused of propagating Communism.
Myles Horton near Lake
Myles Horton, co-founder of the Highlander Folk School, walking near lake. On the patio of the Horton house.
