One thought leads to another ... another hero of mine and another inspiring book -- The Long Haul: An Autobiography by Myles Horton. Myles Horton was a co-founder of The Highlander Folk School,
"founded in 1932 to serve as an adult education center for community workers involved in social and economic justice movements. The goal of Highlander was and is to provide education and support to poor and working people fighting economic injustice, poverty, prejudice, and environmental destruction. We help grassroots leaders create the tools necessary for building broad-based movements for change."Rosa Parks attended workshops at Highlander prior to her famous act of resistance.
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Zilphia Horton, Myles Horton's wife, wrote the song "We Shall Overcome."
Inspired yet?
(Incidentally, my links will never never take you to Amazon. I am continually amazed that some of my favorite gadflies and Hellraisers -- people who would never stick a big toe in a WalMart only link to Amazon, which is as faceless a megacorporation as you'll ever find. If you can't shop at an independent bookseller in your own community, try Powells.com. They're great!)
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