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Highlander Folk School — Part 19

74 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 74 pages OCR'd
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0-19 (Rev. 1-11-60) t , to ar Horton, its founder- . “he eee ‘le Interracial Sc Charter Lifted by Tennessee Judge ‘ALTAMONT, Tenn., Feb. 27 (AP) .—Cireuit Court Judge C rday revoked th charter o} Set ordere 1a) Adult Education Center near Monteagle placed under reteivership. an ll-page decision fled. in Grundy -County Circuit Court, Judge Chattin ruled the; achool had violated Tennessre| segregstion iaWs ana “Waws per- ning td the sale of beer. ae judge ruled further that school property president, was invalid and that! the property, about 70 acres, must be turned back to the achoo!. "Revocation of the general welfare charter was sought by District Attorney General A. B. Sloan on the ground that the Z#-year-cid school bad been uged for personal gain of Mr. Horton. Mr. Sloan also charged that Highlander had engaged in, commercial activities in viola- tion of its nonprofit charter. ‘The judge issued his decision on the basis of a trial held in ALL INFORMATION Ce NTA HEREIN | DATE Tolson Mohr Parsons Belmont Callahan DeLoach ____ M e rotter W.C. Sullivan .— Tele. Room Ingram Gandy AINED NCLASSIFIED SI HS. ail 1C- VEU See manana ae 16 issu 104 : awe ee The Washington Poat and Times Herald The Washington Daily News The Evening Stat Le 4 fe New York Herald Tribune New York Journgl-American New York Mirror New York Daily News New York Post The New York Times The Worker The New Leader The Wall Street Joumal Dete __.__._ FEB17 1960
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