The Father of the Civil Rights Movement
June 12, 2023
Myles Falls Horton (July 9, 1905 - January 19, 1990) was an American educator and co-founder of the Highlander Folk School, famous for it's role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Movement leader James Bevel called Horton "The Father of the Civil Rights Movement."
Horton taught and influenced most of the era's leaders.
They included Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks (who studied with Horton shortly before her decision to keep her seat on the Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955), John Lewis, James Bevel, Bernard Lafayette and others who would create the Nashville Student Movement, Ralph Abernathy, John B. Johnson and many others.
Myles Falls Horton (July 9, 1905 - January 19, 1990) was an American educator and co-founder of the Highlander Folk School, famous for it's role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Movement leader James Bevel called Horton "The Father of the Civil Rights Movement."
Horton taught and influenced most of the era's leaders.
They included Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks (who studied with Horton shortly before her decision to keep her seat on the Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955), John Lewis, James Bevel, Bernard Lafayette and others who would create the Nashville Student Movement, Ralph Abernathy, John B. Johnson and many others.
