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Highlander Folk School — Part 1

132 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 132 pages OCR'd
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Poa HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL P| 61312 h-10-H1 a = - C Reverend JOHN B. THOMPSON (A.P.M. and Southern Conference i for Human Welfare), is listed as a former instructor at the Highlander i Folk School in a letter written by MILES HORTON dated November 5, 1940, 2 which is quoted on page 150 of the report of Special Agent ——— ~ We Washington, D. C., February 17, 1941, entitledf/AMERICAN PEACE MOBILIZATION. . e + ra ataaca’ Af thea Hi eghtandar Fa Ned Slit = iteabanatemiadiod Or nace 1S) of the came rem On page 151 OF the same repory 4 press reiease OL tne Foll Srhool dated October 29, 191)0 lists the following instructors: t w YE vanvon ‘DORNERD, Regional C,1.0. Director, A.f HARTWELL, National Representative, Labor Non- Par*isan League, BERNARD PO2VAH, Southern Director of the Amalgamated Clovhing Workers, PAUL CHRIS IUPHER, Secretary—Treasurer of the "cviessee Crake Tra 1 1 . ta*_ Industrial Union Council, ce ALTONVLAYRENCE, Southern Directer sf Labor's len- - Partisan League, WILLIAMJEAVES, Director of the “cee and Hours Diviston. Additional persons listed only as speakers are as follows: mo Lucy panpoLpnl mason, Pyoblic Relations Representative m Som GEORGE! BASS, of the Urited Rubber Workers, ELUER| BROWN, Presiceut of the New lomk Loval o2 the Typegraphical vrion, ‘ VIRGIL/CONNER, Editor of the Southern News Almanic ! (Sonthern Communist newspaper), ‘ ORVILLE /MASTIN, Coopcrative Expert, Dr. LILLIAN fUGHNSON, Donor of the Highlander Folk School property, i JOHNISCHULIN, Southeyn Representative. 71 *+he United Petell aad Wholes2i. imployees ca -ywecke?. ROY RULNUDS, Presideut of the Chattinrooga Printing Pressmon's Union, son/Gr1Dars, Secretary of ons Givin Hights Com ittee oh the Southern Conference for Human Welfcre, ___DENNIS/NELSON, and FRESTON/(V..LIEN, both of Fisxe University, LARGOT/GAYLE, of the YWomen*ts Sormitt. on Abclition of Poll Tax,
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