Myles Horton oral history interview, December 5, 1989
Item — othertype: Oral History
Identifier: Horton, M_19891205_(P1990-03)
Scope and Contents
Interviewed by Peggy Bulger. Among topics discussed: Southern Conference For Human Welfare; CIO organizing; black and white student interaction; Southern Exposure; Operation Dixie and Highlander Folk Center; Frank Graham; Palmetto Country; Zora Neale Hurston; Zilphia Horton; role of folk music; legal attacks on Highlander; Woody Guthrie; Pete Seeger; Kennedy's problems with U.S. immigration officials; use of popular language; personal assessment of Kennedy; Alan Lomax.
Dates
- Creation: December 5, 1989
Creator
- Horton, Myles (Interviewee, Person)
Restrictions on Access
Oral history available for research.
Biographical note
Myles Horton (1905-1990) founded the Highlander Folk School and was active in the early Civil Rights movement.
Extent
1 item(s) (transcript (16 pages))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu