The Highlander Battles the Court
Septima Clark, director of the Highlander Folk School workshops, conferring with Cecil Branstetter, George Barrett, Perry MacKay Sturges, and Guy Carawan. This moving photograph was taken shortly after the July 31, 1959 raid of the Highlander Folk School, and depicts Nashville defense lawyers Branstetter and Barrett meeting with their clients to discuss the defense strategy for the September 14, 1959 hearing on the petition to padlock and close the Highlander Folk School.
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Lewis Sinclair (Photograph)
Informal portrait of Lewis Sinclair as a young child. Back of photo reads: "Age 4 or 5, 'Wells of Loveliness'" |
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Bernice Robinson, Joe Brown, Rosa Parks, and Anne Bordon (Photograph)
Bernice Robinson, Joe Brown, Rosa Parks, Anne Bordon, and others sitting together during the 25th Anniversary of the Highlander, 1957 |
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Earl Gilmore (Photograph)
Earl Gilmore playing the piano with an unidentified guitarist during a Multi-racial workshop at the Highlander, 1970 |
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Guy Carawan (Photograph)
Guy Carawan playing guitar with an unidentified guitarist for a small audience during a Multi-racial workshop at the Highlander, 1970 |
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Myles Horton and SNCC Workshop Group (Photograph)
SNCC Workshop group sitting around a table in conversation; group includes (left to right): Reggie Robinson, Bill Hanson, Rutha Harris, Charles Jones, Myles Horton, and Cordell Reagan, Knoxville, TN 1... |
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July 31, 1959 Raid on the Highlander Folk School
The Highlander Folk School was raided at 9:00pm on July 31, 1959. Headed by District Attorney Albert F. Sloan, the raid on the Highlander was aimed at finding evidence that would support the school's closing. Claiming to have a warrant to search for alcohol on the premises, Sloan called for and eventually arrested Septima Clark for "possessing whiskey." Perry MacKay Sturges and Guy Carawan followed Clark and the officers aksing if she could call an attorney. As a result, Carawan and MacKay were arrested for public drunkenness, interfering with officers, and resisting arrest.
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