From the labor struggles of the 1930s to the racial reckoning of the 2020s, the Highlander school has sought to make America more equitable
- Written by Jelani M. Favors, Associate Professor of History, Clayton State University
Highlander founder Myles Horton (right) with civil rights leader Rosa Parks and labor leader Ralph Helstein in 1957.Nashville Banner Collection, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library, CC BY-SADuring this period of racial reckoning, many Americans are seeking to make the United States more equitable and just. Many new organizations...