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er ee ee Highlander Folk School for imediate releases monteagle, Tennessee Jonteagle, Tennessee . . « Noveaber 20, 1950. . ."Our Christnas belis could be freedom bells if we dared include all minorities in our circle of brother~ hood," -iyles Horton told a conference of church leaders at the Highlander Folk School, | | "Freedom belle ringing in the cabins of Negro sharecroppers, ringing for eager minded students with opportunities limited by accident of birth, and freedom bells echoing in distant lands sould f41)) the troubled world with thoughts of peace on earth and good will toward man," he said. "Hi ghlander's democratic program is based on the brotherhood of man, Democracy to us means that membership in the human family entitles all to the freedom of thought and religion, to equal rights to a livelihood, education and health; to equal opportunity to participate in the cultural life of the community and to equal access to public services," the religious leaders were | told. Ye hold that democracy is inactive unless workers are given a full voice in industry through unions; or farmers are given a voice in the market place through cooperatives; or where freedom of thought and discussion is limited; and that demcracy is outlawed by legally entrenched discrimination and segregation, "The times call for an affirmative program, based on a positive goal," seid Horton. “An army of democracy deeply rooted in the lives, struggles and traditions of the American people must be created, By broadening the scopes - of democracy to include everyone, and deepening the concept to include every yelationship, the army of democracy would be 80 vast and so determined that nothing undemocratic could stand in ite path.” il OS Pe at ee