Education in black and white : Myles Horton and the Highlander Center's vision for social justice /

"How Myles Horton and the Highlander Folk School catalyzed social justice and democratic education. For too long, the story of life-changing teacher and activist Myles Horton has escaped the public spotlight. An inspiring and humble leader whose work influenced the Civil Rights Movement, Horton...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Preskill, Stephen, 1950- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
Temas:
Horton, Myles, > 1905-1990.
Horton, Myles, > 1905-1990
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.)
Highlander Research and Education Center (Knoxville, Tenn.)
School administrators > Tennessee > Monteagle > Biography.
Social justice and education.
Adult education > Social aspects > Tennessee.
Administrateurs scolaires > Tennessee > Monteagle > Biographies.
Éducation des adultes > Aspect social > Tennessee.
Justice sociale et éducation.
HISTORY / Social History
Adult education > Social aspects
School administrators
Social justice and education
Tennessee
Tennessee > Monteagle
Electronic books.
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: The Highlander fire of 2019
  • Introduction
  • 1 Beginnings
  • 2 The lessons of ozone
  • 3 Graduate education and Denmark's folk schools
  • 4 Highlander's beginnings
  • 5 Building a more stable Highlander
  • 6 Zilphia Horton and Highlander's "Singing Army"
  • 7 Racial equality within the union movement
  • 8 The white supremacist versus the social egalitarian
  • 9 Mrs. Parks goes to Highlander
  • 10 The citizenship school on Johns Island
  • 11 Highlander and SNCC
  • 12 From civil rights to Appalachia
  • 13 Leadership and research in Ivanhoe
  • 14 Myles Horton, internationalist
  • 15 We make the road by walking
  • Epilogue.

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