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Highlander Folk School — Part 15

96 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Dec 31, 1956 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 95 pages OCR'd
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Cited by J udge :: & F. BLOAN . . * tot ‘ he MYLES HORTON ATTY. GEN. By T. GRADY GALLANT jin violation of a section of the/ther insiate that the 14th Judge Chester C, Chattin to-|Tennessee Code that provides:|Amendment of the Constitution day revoked the general weifare| “It shall be unlawful for anyjof the United States forbids charter of controversial High-jechool, academy, college, or otb-latatée action based on rice. lander Folk School and ruledier places of learning to allow] “Thé Supreme Court beld aa that a “recelver will be ap-| white and colored persons to/foliows in the Brown Case: “We pointed by the court to wind upiattend the same school, acade-leonchide that fm the field of : defendant's affairs.” my, college, or other places of! public education on the doctrine { em 24 #UDUK CHESTER CHATTLN Kettannnrna Mann MB tLrancora aGfrilfie incxville Division Re Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tem, INFO CONCERNING Bufile 61-7512 The judge's brief was re- . af seperate but ual Ras no ceived at Altamont, Tenn, thei In hia opinion, the judge! place. ae county seat af Grundy County, /stated: , “The relator (the Btate -of this morning around ® o’clock.| “Defendant (Highlander Folk/Tennesses} insiftg that this Judge Chattin aizo ruled vold School) admits thet it prectioss/hoiding does not render the a deet whereby Myles Horton, |integration and that it ls a pri-jatatute unconstitutional as to founder and alirector of Higb-|vite institution, That ft f= an/private schools. The statute may lander, had been presented withiadwt education institution was unconstitutional and void as some 70. acres of school lands/proved Dy @ preponderance of/to {heir application to a part “Yor back salary.” evidence at the trial <9 — [of their subject matter, invalid Thi land will revert beck to; “Defendant inslste that thelas to other parts, er, to state Highiander-Folk School proper-|Bupreme Court ef the U.S. ithe problem more concretely, ities under the ruling. the case of Browy ve Board Ofithey may be constitutional tm : aoe ee wes cpacaline's pri-(toregeing, gtuta thet the som eugliander was opera a pri-|foregcing fate racially integrated school /stitutional. ‘Fae ~ALLINFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UtiClACsinag Oe DATE _2e lsu BY Sox pra ly . ————yenehaiiemnt, a a. : “
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