Highlander, no ordinary school, 1932-1962 /
And racial justice during a critical era in southern and Appalachian history. This volume is the first comprehensive examination of that extraordinary -- and often controversial -- institution.Founded in 1932 by Myles Horton and Don West near Monteagle, Tennessee, this adult education center was bot...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lexington, KY :
University Press of Kentucky,
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| Summary: | And racial justice during a critical era in southern and Appalachian history. This volume is the first comprehensive examination of that extraordinary -- and often controversial -- institution.Founded in 1932 by Myles Horton and Don West near Monteagle, Tennessee, this adult education center was both a vital resource for southern radicals and a catalyst for several major movements for social change. During its thirty-year history it served as a community folk school, as a training center for southern labor and Farmers' Union members, and as a meeting place for black and white civil rights acti. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | "Bibliographical essay": pages 287-300 Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-286) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813152806 0813152801 |