The Long Haul: An Autobiography

In his own direct, modest, plain-spoken style, Myles Horton tells the story of the Highlander Folk School. A major catalyst for social change in the United States for more than 70 years, this school has touched the lives of so many people, including Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Pete Seeger. Filled with disarmingly honest insight and gentle humor, The Long Haul is an inspiring hymn to the possibility of social change. It is the story of Myles Horton, in his own words: the wise and moving recollections of a man of uncommon determination and vision.

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RebelLex85
Mar 11, 2025
10/10 stars
This book is foundational reading for the ideas and inspiration for this club and other possibilities. It is an easy-to-read, fascinating autobiography of Myles Horton, the founder and visionary of the Highlander Research and Education Institute: https://beta.highlandercenter.org. This organization was at the heart of the Labor Movement and the Civil Rights movement. It provided a place of education, community organizing, and cross-cultural unity. It broke all of the rules. They still do the work today.

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