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Highlander Folk School — Part 1
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— | HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL 61-12
curing the strike, he sightcd QM criving en cutomcbile in
Rociarood and tock cut after him in an attempt to arrest Lin, QD
was driving ¢« ecr with Virginia license plates cn it end hed been seen fre-
uentiy wath LYLES HORTC.:: for seversl days preceding this incident.
Ga ° 3): a... out into the country reve lie succeeded
in stopping SMP 05 arvesting him. The back sect cf SD cor
wes conpletely fil.ed with litercture., QMremerters thot some of
this literature ccitainea the following statement: "Dom with the American
re08 up with the hed fluc." Other parts of this litersture advocated equal
ights for negroes, mervitze between whites and negroes, the cdoption of
Communism in this countri, and free love. QAM ste.cd thot he kept some
of this literctur. Jor a toug time but believes thet it has cil been destroyed.
Hovever, he vill scorch -°s records in an effort to fine some of this.
ae So.toc ©. the «ims of his arrest that ho wes cr iis iwcy to the
‘ichlender Folk Se..col to deliver a series of lectures. QM lcter
learned thct upon his relciasc, Qicnt to the Lishlondeor Folk School
and rengined there for sbout two weeks,
SD sited that persons from the Highlander Folk School
.4@ been present atl a large nuwaber of strikes in the lest Tennessee area
fot as these wmlanaAe aca tian etwiba tha Plast nt TA er hnthta
ao LiS5 8G MIG Oe Poe Ge ee Od at the Rayon Poel ab ELLZGoCultlon,
vouncssea, & strike at Kingsport, Tennessee, a strike ct the Richmond
eee ty «llis at Rossville, Georgia, a strike at the Richmond Hosiery sills
ni Sodcy, Tennessee, o strike at the Richmond Hosiery hills at kelville,
: leuessee, the above-mentioned strike at the Rockwood Hesiery hills ct
.ccmvoed, Tennessee, and < strike at the Harriman Hosiery wills ct Herriman,
tet, . SLICSSeG.s
Lap J. CLATTANOOGA, TONUESSEE:
rae _LEETTANOOGA, TANiESS RE:
Se sted that he has been unsuccessful in an effort
to obtain additioncl inform:tion concerming LOUISD B. CONKLING, presently
j sceretary of the Highlander folk School, ap stated that although he
is well acquainted with Qa cond thet she hes no radical
. Lo.dunezes, he eqnnot vouch for LOUISE CONKLIWG because she has been cuay
irin. heme attending schools throughout the country for a number of years.
en PEE stated that he would contact the resident agents' office in Chattanooga
‘ * il 2 learns anything additional or the subject. No undeveloped lead is
a . scot cut to re-interviey >
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