Myles Horton (1905-90) of Highlander: Adult Educator and Southern Activist.

Autor/inn/en	Parker, Franklin; Parker, Betty J.
Titel	Myles Horton (1905-90) of Highlander: Adult Educator and Southern Activist.
Quelle	(1991), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Activism; Adult Education; Biographies; Black History; Civil Rights; Conflict Resolution; Folk Schools; Labor Relations; Racial Discrimination; Racial Relations; Social Change; Social Influences; Unions; Voting Rights + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Arbeitsbeziehung; Racial bias; Rassismus; Sozialer Wandel; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	As a leader of social change in the South, Myles Horton (1) unionized southern textile workers and coal miners and advanced civil rights through his Highlander school; (2) conducted Highlander workshops for black leaders; (3) first popularized the song "We Shall Overcome"; and (4) initiated Citizenship Schools to help blacks register to vote. As a youth, he questioned racial inequality. He was dismayed at unfair labor practices in a Tennessee factory and urged workers to organize. Horton wanted to create a school that would serve poor people in labor and racial strife and help them to gain freedom, dignity, and justice. Studying sociology at the University of Chicago in 1930-31, Horton recognized that conflict redirected thinking. Highlander Folk School, inspired by Danish folk schools, was opened in Monteagle, Tennessee in 1932. Horton's wife Zilphia introduced many cultural programs at Highlander. During 1953-61, as Highlander's civil rights activities increased, so did segregationist attacks on the school. Horton is remembered for his efforts to fight for a better world. (A "Myles Horton Chronology 1905-1990" and a 35-item bibliography are included.) (NLA)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC