- Collection:
- FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection
- Title:
- Highlander Folk School
- Creator:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Date of Original:
- 1936/1968
- Subject:
- Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.)
Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Monteagle
Social movements--Tennessee--Monteagle
Labor movement--Tennessee--Monteagle
Civil rights movements--United States
Social movements--United States
Labor movement--United States
Schools--Tennessee--Monteagle
Training--Tennessee--Monteagle
Adult education--Tennessee--Monteagle
Subversive activities--Tennessee--Monteagle
Communism--United States
Governmental investigations--Tennessee--Monteagle - People:
- Horton, Myles, 1905-1990
West, Don, 1906-1992 - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Grundy County, 35.38837, -85.72258
United States, Tennessee, Marion County, Monteagle, 35.24008, -85.8397 - Medium:
- federal government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The Highlander Folk School, located in Monteagle, TN, was founded by Don West, District Director of the Communist Party in North Carolina, and Miles Norton, Director of the Commonwealth College. Based upon testimony by members of the school, the school was cited for conducting subversive activities by the state of Tennessee, and closed by court order in 1960.
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. - Metadata URL:
- http://vault.fbi.gov/Highlander%20Folk%20School
- Extent:
- 1 file (1,107 p.)
- Contributing Institution:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Rights:
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