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Highlander Folk School — Part 4

66 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Apr 25, 1961 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 66 pages OCR'd
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é 2 3 ¢ STAFF KEEPS BUSY (oont. from page WY ; Before ‘returning to Sohool * day i, “Seppe Myles spoke to textile looals at Purhan, Lurberton and Payotteville, WN. Cs, and HoColl, s. Ge After two weeks he left on ancther. trip. Huving spoken to tenant farmers and’ jabor groups jy Arkensw8 and Tennessea, he arrived at wubnson City for: ‘the state senvention af iho AF.of Le He ta now bdiding dlasaes in‘a THCA~ Ya CA Conferepae at Biue Ridgoy Wee. |: Mian Buttriok aie Whild etior etal? ment monbers were aly, Hill was i@ft to hold the rort and ‘ac the: offiog work,o rly in May. At thit” ‘at ae he wos aiao making a number of trips.‘ He apoks to local 930, Hod Carriers Union, at“Laager, Tenne, On April: 29, The next two days he attended Cdénfctance meetings 1n Coclmont and Chattanoogu. On kay 3 Re took merbers of the Hod Carriers Unlon om aun organizing trip. .to Traoy City, to contact WPA workars. Next. day Sov Bil] und the hod Curricora making a trip to Beorshcbe Springs to revive a apa Y wee ele ee ‘ neal, and distributing leftists ? for Bakery Workers Unfon, local 25, ‘whioh ‘ hud bean lucked out at Traoy City, Driving to Wuntsville, © * Borkers Allianoo Jocal + 3 Alabama, ‘ 2; fof” tho * eal ‘ tsnesanenesne seamed \ ‘ rr ~ attwedesesenens oore ® re: yy wee ‘Bince “nad Jktdnnjplng™ tn © \Repotoy Jimaie Cox has’ been “working for the oouse of civil liberty, He ond Joseph , Gelderg talked with the Lafollette Com mities and ward received at the White House by Hrs. Roosevelt, who invited them to apend May 29 ct Hyde Park. 1 is hopes to promote a southern eivil jibere ., ties convahtions = ts ‘Ruth Culberson “has a WPA Job, in, fathan, TE spere time . she ia holping © i Adve Bryan ond Jo aptive ws orgenigors for Fred'' Ramsey direo ; his union in o produoti§gn o lander play, *Labor Spy". He writes: *We have got 123 new mombers in our loocle® ~ Kethleen Denning writes that she is aking part in the dramatios Program of bed TLaKy loqal. flattie Jo Riles has made a Spach: . phlander before the Wea! Gireo- a shies } hor return to Hattidetedyg i dackid® he has boon or T° Clerks ‘and holping to a May 6, he attonded » Constitntienal Con- * publish’ a shop. saa for the Brotherhood - vention of unenpleyed which-set up the + of! Tonmetare.. . Alubana Stute Federation of WPA Workers ,—-—. : _— Nea, day Dill spoke to the Conventiong then drova to Coziront, Tonnes that night ne hr es Central Comm ttee “or “tins - Grundy County "si¢tical Confercnce. He ia 4 ‘ gaunee of the Committee “in wetgeta ONS abun . Aftcr ® trip to New York in May, Prt) dw tagk gt Sohool doing office and siite cre, and writing an economies course i# spare mamenhee 2 ph Tfferteller Teffy gtarted northverd April with ocr enve rtainnent engxgomuntse sirst ctep was ata girls! fintsbing sahosl, Gh. thom Ball, Chetham, Va., for cv . “+ ond speeon. Thore were two Baltimoro, for the Friends! Tatoo’. ond the YWCA girls. A speech and Gunce for Fodladelppia Normal School same next on the program, Then there woa a : :4 Slow Jersey Noy Drus eet ok Ww T + MRGWLSr, He we cetied aa tio .Pternoon of May 1, Teffy and Lis treupo performed in the New ‘York Werld*s Fair Preview, ant that night thoy nud oherge of o program for the ~ Soe ol’ Festivel Councilg The next provided entertcinment for and two - an) the Higwionder benefit party, , coming pert “ef eur staff, _ charge of the. farm, : over tho’ holjse and kitoheri, “~~ . ‘ see tall pbewt our winter term and the naoti- & oar lord cf rountain muste : tlens to Yidl a number of speaking and State . College far. _ 2+ : ‘BR IEP ee heey rete see a pres Gur friendé* ana nokgabérs forjnany yeers, mepbers of the Kilgore fonily _ have moved onto the School grounds, be Alf is in while Vero presides AE Bysbs a oe ew eo i ae HFS REVIEW ond LET SOUTHERN TABOR - latest Highlondear publisotions, vitios of students ond visiting speckera “oh aglis for 252. ELGHWU educational . acpcrtnont has ordered 50 copios of LET SONTHERN LABOR SPEAK. * * ee ee ae Twenty students willfcome $p High= londer ‘June 2k for’ two gorthy of work end study under auspices of ‘$40 amegi con PHiends Servioe Committees. «4. ° . fe ewe kw, ‘ “tind goneer. hoe Purohaged the Barton cottage baok of the playground’ end leased the house next ‘door formerly cocupied by tho Millor familys . eee eee eS bonet Emory University Gles Club visited Righlender April 15, en routes to Noshe vilie. The boys nto lunoh ond gang a few...
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