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Highlander Folk school historic signmarker.jpeg
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2E 75 HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL 1932-1962

In 1932, Myles Horton and Don West founded Highlander Folk School, located ½ mile north of this site. It quickly became one of the few schools in the South committed to the cause of organized labor,…

Tennesse historic marker - Highlander folk school.jpg
Highlander Folk School historic marker; located on US Hwy 41 just east of Monteagle, Tennessee.

Highlander Folk School Main Building.jpg
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…
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