Myles Horton
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1905 – 1990
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Who was Myles Horton?
Myles Falls Horton was an American educator, socialist and cofounder of the Highlander Folk School, famous for its role in the Civil Rights Movement. Horton taught and heavily influenced most of the era's leaders. They included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, John Lewis, James Bevel, Bernard Lafayette, Ralph Abernathy, John B. Thompson, and many others.
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- Born
- Jul 9, 1905
Savannah - Spouses
- Zilphia Horton
(1935/03 - ) - Aimee Isgrig Horton
- Zilphia Horton
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Cumberland University
- University of Chicago
- Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
- Died
- Jan 19, 1990
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on July 23, 2013
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