tnsew_hfs_000203 000203 hfs tnsew yes Press Release About Highlander Folk School Youth Project Horton, Myles, 1905- Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Monteagle Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Monteagle African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Monteagle Educators--Tennessee--Monteagle Race relations Social integration--Tennessee--Monteagle Social movements--Tennessee--Monteagle Social reformers--Tennessee--Monteagle Youth--Tennessee--Monteagle African American youth--Tennessee--Monteagle Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) Camps--Tennessee--Monteagle Horton, Myles, 1905- Press release dated May 3, 1960 about the Highlander Youth Project at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee. The notice names Miss Minerva Brown, a leader in the high school sit-ins in the city, as one of the project members. The project's purpose was to bring an interracial group of high school students together in a summer camp setting in which they would live and engage in cultural activities together. The goal was to prepare the students for attending integrated colleges and universities. The press release lists several leaders from around the country, as well as an integrated staff of teachers and group leaders. The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. Knoxville, Tenn. : Volunteer Voices 2008-02-08 Press releases http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003401 Highlander Folk School, University of the South - Archives, Sewanee, Tennessee Jessie Ball duPont Library. Archives Volunteer Voices (Project) 1960-05-03 Monteagle (Tenn.) Marion County (Tenn.) Grundy County (Tenn.) For current rights information, please visit: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200600000001200 20090928 155541