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The Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Forty-three diverse youths participated in a six-week interracial Youth Project at Highlander Folk School (July 6-Aug 16), led by Myles Horton, to prepare for integrated education. Many involved in sit-ins, some faced arrests or desegregated schools, fostering equal living experiences.
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Forty-three young white, Negro, American Indian, and Spanish American students have been a six week (July 6 - August 16) project at Highlander Folk School. In welcoming the students to Highlander, Myles Horton, director of the school, said "This new educational venture will help to prepare students to meet some of the problems of entering integrated colleges and high schools As participants you will have valuable cultural and geographical experiences to exchange."
Several students attending from Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas and Alabama are actively involved in the current sit-in movement. One was among the first to enter a previously all white high school. Some have been recently arrested and jailed For many students, the Youth Project presents an initial opportunity to live as fully-accepted equals in an inter-racial environment. Through day-to day living, learning, and recreational experiences, each participant has maximum opportunity for creative development and expression.
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July 6 August 16
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Forty-three young students from white, Negro, American Indian, and Spanish American backgrounds attended a six-week Youth Project at Highlander Folk School, aimed at preparing them for integrated schools through interracial living and experiences. Several participants from Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas, and Alabama are involved in the sit-in movement, with some having entered all-white high schools or been arrested.