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Highlander Folk School — Part 5

34 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 34 pages OCR'd
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-6- Gucst spcci.crs during tho sessiun wre Huenry Zon, iishington burceu manrnser of the Federated Press, spe:king on icbor journcl- femz Ue C. Nixon of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, discussing the scuth as a new ground for writers to plews ond lillian R. ifeDa:icl, rugioncl tochnical consult:nt of the Pa \iriters Programe kr. MeDenivl described tie work boli, deitc by the writers Progrom and pointed cut the woelth of untcricl thet his boen collucted for writcrs' usc, ond the inportc.ecc of the-Prozrem in ucking « record of our meticnac] culturc. Iknry Thompson, o Grundy Counticn, gave the group 2 mmorablo evening of "42.11 Tslcs". Other cvnings thure wos as much volloy bell, singing, ond squarc durcing as th. students would pernmit--- most of the students complrincd thet « deyvestretcher was neodcd and begrudzed cny time awry from thuir typovritors. The following people kindly served cs sponsors: Willicm S. Krickerboekcr, editor of the Suverce Roview; Julia Collicr Herris, of Chattan-oza, Paul Green, iTlcr Brend, Brbitto Deutsch, end Gencviove Tagstrce 4.0ORX C.aiP The fourth surmer Vork Croup thet took over the Hishlander plant during the wonth of July wos spcasored jointly by tho Intor- national Student Scrvico rnd dighisnndcer. Ths stcff consisted of Mr. snd lirs. asa Steorliwesther, of the Ficlisto:u Schovl, Harry Lestcor, Dillerd Xing, Emil Willimetz end J..ucs a. Dombrowski. Part tim: staff membors were Zgilphis Horton, iccria Steunzcl, cond Leon Vilson. Scventecn colluge students spent the month of July in hora mama:.l lsbor cnc intensive study <f the socicl and ceonomic problems of the south. The motor work wie © rvforcstetion project, with sce- ondzry projects the rupsiring of the nursery échool cobin, mrRing & pottcry whcol, end completing « water systom. Four heurs in tho norning wes spent in m.nucl work. - Aftcrnoons were devotol te the study programe Our om mountain community provided the .«.toric] for © csroful study of tho major prvblems of the south, addition.) frctucl f:formtion wis obteinod from cxtunsive ficld trips includin; « visit te . TW. dom, © Nation+ al Forest, a textile center in «leben, co Federal Homestesd project e
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