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Highlander Folk School — Part 1

132 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 132 pages OCR'd
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a io ab . Se ainenticannintiiammmdamimmemn ee a ee ate am i se © 6 aa: EIGHLANDER POLL SCHOOL 61-12 SILEY stcted thet LYLES HORTON returned from a trip to Now York City on May 10, 1942 cond at that time was driving < 1941 black Chev rolet Sedan, 1941 Naw York license ;#7-W-7463. KILBY ste:_d that severel months ago he mst a men in c tavern at bLontezgle who wes somewhet under the influence of liquor. This man stated that he wos the son of Dr. FLELIING JelLZS, Dean of the Theology School at the Yniversity of the South, Sowanee, Tennessee, according to tiis man, Dr, W:i0S was a regular contributor to the Highlander Folk School b2rore coming to Sewanee. This men stcted thet ue is a2 te.cher in « school in Arkanses,. Ile defcnccd both Commonwealth Colleg? in Arkansas ond the “ighlender Folk School, statins thut they were acabor schools end not Cenumnistic, hr, EILBY, cs head of the Grundy County Crusadors, is con- tinuing his efforts ugainst the hizhlcnder Folk Seuool. ico recently made a tolk berere the Stcve Convention of the Junior Order of anericun uschinics, wiending the Ilighlender Folk School as a Communist school, ond preseniins the uificevits and evidence which he hus in nis possession to substcnticte his icin, LAiLEY is conferring with stcte officials with « view to initicting procecdings to eancel the charter of the Lishlander Folh School. Al DAISY, TENVESSEE: It was leerned at Daisy, Taunecsec thet the Jtichmond Hosiery Mills closed their plant there cbout 1936, of the Richmond Hosiery Lills, whom a Lend was set out to interview, is now located et the main plant of the Richmond Hosiery ills ct Rossville, Georgic., 4 lead is being set out to intcrvicv Ql ct Rossville. Assistant Chief ED TAYLUE of the Tennessee Nishivey Petrol woo intorviesed ct Nocknood, Tennessee and stated thet , da wes set out to interview, hes been transferred from Rock.ood + ert of Tonnesseo., Chief TAYLOR stcted, hovever at Rockwood, hed complete information concerning the activities of persons from Hierhlander Folk School in connection with the strikes at Roclviood. Rocliaiood, Tennessee, stated thet during the strike ct the Nockiood Hosiery ills in Lay, 1936, LVLSS HORTON, MILEURN CUANSTILD, MATT LYNCH, ZILLA Has and iuwNZ DANTEL enue to Nocliocd te lsad the strike. Thes2 persons set up 2 headquarters eovarete frou the union headquarters cud endeavored to take over the strike, ities strike thoy were not successful beccuse of the action of the local cuthorities, who ran then out of ton, SREEMMrclcted thet one dcy - 27 -
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