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The Highlander Folk School, located in Monteagle, TN, was founded by Don West, District Director of the Communist Party in North Carolina, and Miles Norton, Director of the Commonwealth College. Based upon testimony by members of the school, the school was cited for conducting subversive activities by the state of Tennessee, and closed by court order in 1960.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. Adult Education
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Civil Rights Movements
  4. Communism
  5. Government
  6. Governmental Investigations
  7. Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.)
  8. Labor Movement
  9. Monteagle
  10. Schools
  11. Social Movements
  12. Subversive Activities
  13. Tennessee
  14. Training
  15. United States

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission image of the charter for Highlander Folk School issued by the state of Tennessee, 1934 Ed Friend's Highlander Folk School film, 1957: Part 2 Ed Friend's Highlander Folk School film, 1957: Part 1 Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. responding to charges of communist influence in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 1963 July 26 Stanley Levison Concern "The Trouble at Highlander" issue Highlander Folk School: Communist Training School Highlander Folk School, circa 1940 Martin Luther King, Jr. Letter from Myles Horton to Rep. Shelby Rhinehart and Rep. Harry Senter Statement from Highlander Folk School on Raid Photograph of workshop participants at Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee, 1957 August 31 Friends of Highlander Statement Letter of support from Reinhold Niebuhr Letter of support from Gordon R. Clapp WSB-TV newsfilm clip of George Huddleston, Jr., Alabama congressman, suggesting connections between communists and civil rights workers in Washington, D.C., 1963 May 13 Letters from W.A. Swift to Gov. Clement Letter from Oak Ridge Community Relations Council Board of Directors to Gov. Buford Ellington. Films and Powerpoint slide shows Confidential Memo to 300 Friends of Highlander
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