Highlander : No Ordinary School 1932-1962 /

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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 bo...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Glen, John M., 1953- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1988.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.)
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) > History.
Working class > Education.
Adult education.
Travailleurs > Éducation > Tennessee > Histoire.
Éducation des adultes > Tennessee > Histoire.
Working class > Education > Tennessee > History.
Adult education > Tennessee > History.
Tennessee.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (328 pages): illustrations, photographs
ISBN:9780813163253

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