PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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to end racial segregation
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to educate poor whites on the mistreatment of African-Americans
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to organize the war effort
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to improve the lives of poor Southerners
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1932, Myles Horton, a former student of Reinhold Niebuhr, established the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee. The school, situated in the Tennessee hills, initially focused on labor and adult education. By the early 1950s, however, it shifted its attention to race relations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Highlander wanted empower students to become agents of social change. In the 1950s, the folk school made a commitment to the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement. It opened its doors to Black activists from across the South, making it one of the region’s only fully integrated schools.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the Highlander Folk School, they helped train people in forms of non-violent protests and how to desegregate communities, including schools. The Highlander Folk School did not just teach in Monteagle, they hosted programs all across the South. Even Martin Luther King Jr.
Detailed explanation-4: -Highlander Research and Education Center, formerly (1932–61) Highlander Folk School, American activist organization (founded 1932) that seeks social, economic, and political equality. It became especially known for its involvement in the American civil rights movement during the 1950s.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 1961, the state of Tennessee revoked Highlander’s charter, and confiscated and auctioned the school’s land and property. According to Septima Clark’s autobiography, Echo In My Soul (page 225), the Highlander Folk School was closed, because it engaged in commercial activities in violation its charter.