Horton, Myles (Myles Falls), 1905-1990
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1905-07-09 - 1990-01-19
Gender
- Males
Occupations
Places
- Savannah (Tenn.) (Place of Birth)
- United States (Associated Country)
Languages Used
- English
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Alert Americans Association broadside "Martin Luther King...At Communist Training School”
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS964f
Scope and Contents
Alert Americans Association published this broadside, "Martin Luther King...At Communist Training School,” on page four of The Augusta Courier. The boradside depicts a photo of a group of men in a class at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee. Myles Horton founded the school in 1932; it was a center for adult education on labor rights and African American citizenship. As an integrated space, the school hosted civil rights leadership...
Dates:
1963 July 8