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Horton, Myles (Myles Falls), 1905-1990

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1905-07-09 - 1990-01-19

Gender

  • Males

Occupations

Places

Languages Used

  • English

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Alert Americans Association broadside "Martin Luther King...At Communist Training School”

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS964f
Scope and Contents Alert Americans Association published this broadside, "Martin Luther King...At Communist Training School,” on page four of The Augusta Courier. The boradside depicts a photo of a group of men in a class at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee. Myles Horton founded the school in 1932; it was a center for adult education on labor rights and African American citizenship. As an integrated space, the school hosted civil rights leadership...
Dates: 1963 July 8