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Highlander Folk School — Part 19
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During the afternoon Beasion,‘tographer and free lance tery,
Mprton testified that although he|planning to do an article on High-
(had et one time been a theclogicalllander. He also told the Hfigb-|:
jstident, he is not a member of lander director. he knew iph
jan church "at the present time! McGill of the Atlanta Constitition |:
The reason, he said, {s thatiand A. T, Welden, an NAACP at-|,
tide: haat in the vicinity of Mont torney. . }
eagle wil not admit Negroes to e-
worship Services, and "I don't feel plea * why he had lied, he r
I can go to church and leave some “( assume 1} wouldn't heve
of our people behind at High-| heen s very welcome quest at
pinder, telling them that brotber- Highlander if he (Horton) had
hood doesn’t apply. ' known my purpose thera.”
Senter asked him: “Do you be-) Friend aid during one workshop
lieve in God?" he sat in on at Highlander, the
Yes, sir.” Harton replied, advice had been given to use “chil
‘ “And in Jesus Christ, the Son dren, women, old people and
| ef God?” Senter asked. preachers" to push integration,
“Yos, sir.” Horton said again. |“because white men won't attack
“Then, why don’t you pray up tbem for fear of appearing to |
there at Highlander?” Senter bullies,” ¢
institution,” Horton said, Highlander has been linked one
The committee’s session did not Way or another with the following:
ofen with » prayer. individuals who have been cited;
Do you think a man can be a as belonging te varlous “Commu-
Communist and still be Joyal. tel niet front" organizations:
the Us, government?” Senter @ Anne and Cari Braden, field
asked. tretaries of the Southern Con-
“ know couldn't,” Morton ference Educations} Fund.
. gad. “That's alt} can say.” @ Lucian Koch, former prea.
| The 12-minute motion’ picture
; Which followed Horton's testimony dent et Commonwealth coulege,
showed Negroes and white Persons! @ James Dombrowski, executive
entering and leaving the achoo} secretary of the Southern Con-
library on the occasion of High-! ference for Human Welfare and,
lander's 25th anniversary celebra. SCEF -
tion, Labor day weekend, 1957. It! @ Deas Charlea Gomiliion, now
j also showed Negroes and whites on leave of absence from Tuske-
awimming together in the lake be-| pee Institute, Als. 7
hing the school. @® Claude C. Wiiliams, a Gum-
Friend, the Georgia photogra- berland Presbyterian minister,
pher, commented on the fiJm as it] @ Abner W. Berry, a Commv- ;
was gbeing screened. He said he nist and contributor to the Daily
had [made the film himself. The Worker, oo, re tr
Sly qkaown Communist pictured @ Lee and Grace Lorch, |
was ery. {| have been accused of Com |
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Latpr, on the witness stand! nist affiathe
Friend said he had vied te Horton! The aelf-asaured Bérnett et: *
abbut his affiliations when he bied only once in his testimony.
came to Highlander to make the'He ‘Yeferred to th Bradeng ae:
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