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Between Utopia and Jim Crow: The Highlander Folk School, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Racial Borders of the Summer Camp, 1956–1961.

Authors :
Slate, Nico
Source :
Journal of American History. Dec2022, Vol. 109 Issue 3, p571-595. 25p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The article describes the impact of the summer camp hosted by the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee during the 1950s-1960s, including the idea of the summer camp as a 'safe space' to nurture young activists, the merger of Camp Koinonia, an interracial camp, with Highlander and the struggles of the camp against racism.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00218723
Volume :
109
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of American History
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
160965715
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/jahist/jaac345