Education in Black and White: Myles Horton and the Highlander Center's Vision for Social Justice

How Myles Horton and the Highlander Folk School catalyzed social justice and democratic education For too long,...
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Author: Stephen Preskill
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Education in Black and White: Myles Horton and the Highlander Center's Vision for Social Justice by Preskill, Stephen

Education in Black and White: Myles Horton and the Highlander Center's Vision for Social Justice

Dhs. 167.31

Education in Black and White: Myles Horton and the Highlander Center's Vision for Social Justice

Dhs. 167.31
Author: Stephen Preskill
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
How Myles Horton and the Highlander Folk School catalyzed social justice and democratic education

For too long, the story of life-changing teacher and activist Myles Horton has escaped the public spotlight. An inspiring and humble leader whose work influenced the civil rights movement, Horton helped thousands of marginalized people gain greater control over their lives. Born and raised in early twentieth-century Tennessee, Horton was appalled by the disrespect and discrimination that was heaped on poor people--both black and white--throughout Appalachia. He resolved to create a place that would be available to all, where regular people could talk, learn from one another, and get to the heart of issues of class and race, and right and wrong. And so in 1932, Horton cofounded the Highlander Folk School, smack in the middle of Tennessee.

The first biography of Myles Horton in twenty-five years, Education in Black and White focuses on the educational theories and strategies he first developed at Highlander to serve the interests of the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed. His personal vision keenly influenced everyone from Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., to Eleanor Roosevelt and Congressman John Lewis. Stephen Preskill chronicles how Horton gained influence as an advocate for organized labor, an activist for civil rights, a supporter of Appalachian self-empowerment, an architect of an international popular-education network, and a champion for direct democracy, showing how the example Horton set remains education's best hope for today.



Author: Stephen Preskill
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 05/11/2021
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780520302051

About the Author
Stephen Preskill is a writing consultant at Columbia University. During his thirty years as a university professor, he specialized in American educational history and leadership studies. He has coauthored four previous books concerning teacher narratives, democratic discussion, and social justice leadership.

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