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Highlander Folk School — Part 15

96 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Dec 31, 1956 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 95 pages OCR'd
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fander Folk School sear Monteagie, fu’, leftwing, integrationist institution -* “istly questionable purposes, But it bas gone along imperturbably, angeled by a band of nationally -known leftwing qeacks. For a change, Highlander Folk School now acems to be in real trouble, ° dudge Cheater C. Chattin officlally ruled yesterday that the state charter ef ibe s-hool be revoked, that 70 acres of achool land given to Director Myles Horton revert tothe school, and that a receiver be appointed to dispose of the 2 ins‘itution’s properties, Judge Chattin found Highlander guilty of breaking the state laws egeinst maintenance of a racially in- tey7a‘e-d institution. He pointed out trat the Warrem Court's 1954 raling Smash! to keork don state laws pro- along inteeration in pethe achoola— be. dd not attack Jaws probibiting in- tegration in private schools. Another a . a at Ty u oe en ie ™ free fa rp an ee the ra Ed A abier tenes DATE? me te, Be hy - Highlander Hooked From its Red-tinged beginnings, High. Tenn, has been @ notorious, disgrace. . ee ep pene Grete a oan El- 751 violation involved clear proof that High- lander had engaged in the llegal sale af bm Mea---s, UE. 2 od eS we Without # Moense, ike ai erdi- mary bootlegging joint. The third wiola- tion listed by the judge was operation ef the supposedly non-profit schoo! with Horths profiting in the form of the 70- acte land grant. The judge also noted there were no official documenta estab- Hshing Horton's salary and that check- writing was done by Horton at his dise eretion. «1 appeal fe carried fer enough, the rilling invoiving integration may be overturned. But it would be difficult to get around the beer-bootlegging and the private-profit-counts involving violations of the non-profit charter. Integrationists are claiming High- lander is being persecuted because of its racial mixing. But the integrationists in taking up for Highlander put them. aplves i the peculiar posture of x dog thet _Higtlanger abould be mnitied to Violate the iaw to & run fof private profit becouse it § h- vere ’ : de ' ‘“ntteanooga News- ‘rea Fress -17-60 Lettancoga, Tenn. ee Anderson, Editc: noxville Division HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL MONTEAGLE, TENN INFORMATION CONCERNING BUFILR 61-7511 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN NS INCLASSIFIED Bay eS — a 52) eUNT atm
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