Press and Online Coverage
- For coverage of Highlander's 75th Anniversary, click here.
- For books, articles, and videos about Highlander's history, click here.
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- "Bilingual Resource From Highlander's Bookstore"; The Popular Education News (No. 57; April 2008). The article highlights Across Races and Nations: Building New Communities In The U.S. South / A traves de Razas y Naciones: Construyendo Communidades en el Nuevo Sur de EEUU - a bilingual report on the impact of immigration and the opportunities for cross-race organizing in the South, created by Highlander, the Southern Regional Council, and the Center for Research on Women at the University of Memphis.
- "Ex-Panthers to Discuss Ethnic Rifts,"by Jasmine Carson; The Daily Beacon Online; March 31, 2008. An article about a three-day series of events with former members of the Black Panther Party, sponsored by the University of Tennessee, that included a session at Highlander.
- "Mining Communities Vital to Black History," by Jeff Biggers; Knoxville News Sentinel; 2/24/08. Reprint of "Stripmining Black History Month," below.
- "Civil Rights Legend, Historic Highlander Center Educates New Generation Of Student Activists;" Vanderbilt News Service, Vanderbilt University; 2/18/08 - Online article by Vanderbilt University about a weekend workshop at Highlander with Rev. James Lawson, John Eggerton, and students from Nasvhille area colleges.
- "Stripmining Black History Month," by Jeff Biggers; Huffington Post; January 29, 2008. A discussion the Appalachian origins of Black History Month and how Black Appalachians are often overlooked or ignored. Mentions Rosa Parks' participation in a Highlander workshop not long before her actions sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- Appalachian Journal (34.3-4): Special Issue on Appalachian Activismin in Honor of Stephen L. Fisher. Features articles by a variety of activists and scholars, many of whom are connected with Highlander, including Stephen L. Fisher, Helen Lewis, Guy and Candie Carawan, Nina Gregg and Doug Gamble, Fran Ansley, George Loveland, and Larry Osborne. Several of the articles discuss Highlander's work in Appalachia.
- "Film Review - Morristown: In the Air and the Sun" - by Monica Hernandez; Ark Magazine 24 (Fall 2007). Monica coordinates Highlander's support for immigrant organizing and leadership development. In this review, she praises Morristown as a "powerful organizing tool that can help build...solidarity" between immigrant and U.S. born workers.
- Coverage of the social justice forum at the 2007 Venezuelan International Book Fair (FILVEN 2007) in Caracas. Tufara Waller Muhammad, Highlander's cultural organizer, participated in the forum, whose focus was "The United States: A Possible Revolution." To see pictures from Tufara's trip, click here.
- "Luchadora social de EEUU afirmó que la revolución está en acción en su país"; Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias, 10/11/07. Coverage of Tufara's speech at FILVEN 2007.
- "US Social Justice Worker Asserts that Revolution is Alive and Well in Her Country". An English translation of the above article, prepared by Highlander (PDF, 12kb).
- "Los Pueblos de Estados Unidos y Venezuela Unidos por el Pensamiento Crítico"; Centro National del Libro; 10/11/07 - A summary of the discussion at the FILVEN forum, "The United States: A Possible Revolution."
- Feria Internacional del Libro de Venezuela 2007 - A decription of FILVEN 2007 and a list of participants in the FILVEN forum.
- Labor Notes Song of the Month: Guy Carawan's recording of "Which Side Are You On?" by Florence Reece. November 2007.
- Articles related to Highlander in Race, Poverty, & the Environment, 14.20 (Fall 2007):
- Mónica Hernández: Highlander Research and Education Center - "The only way change is going to happen is from the bottom up"; based on an interview by Diana Pei Wu. Monica, the coordinator of Highlander's Pueblos de Latinoamérica Program, discusses the importance of popular education and the development of Highlander's Immigrant Leadership Development Institute.
- Pancho Arguelles, Colectivo Flatlander: Understanding Transformation; based on an interview by Diana Pei Wu. A consultant to Highlander's Immigrant Leadership Development Institute and a plenary speaker at the 75th Anniversary Celebration, Pancho discusses popular education as "a methodology for education and organizing and a philosophy that builds a popular movement in order to bring about structural change."
- "Civil Rights Movement Origins at Highlander Educational Sessions"; by John Hurst. A brief article (excerpted from a longer essay) by a long-time friend and supporter about Highlander's role in the Civil Rights Movement.
- "Educating and Organizing"; by Mike Miller. A brief article (excerpted from a longer essay) about popular education and organizing that draws in part on the work of Myles Horton. [10/17/07]
- "Harnessing technology: Businesses Find Energy Efficiency, Conservation Can Pay Off in Long Run"; by Andrew Eder; Knoxville News Sentinel; July 15, 2007. Includes a brief discussion of Highlander's work upgrading its facilities to make them more energy efficient and its plans to build a new "green" dormitory. [8/16/07]
- "US Social Forum aims to help activists blend strengths"; Atlanta Journal-Constitution; June 24, 2007. Quotes Tufara Waller Muhammad, Highlander's Cultural Organizer, on the significance of the US Social Forum. [6/25/07]
- "Ancestors in Training," by Isabell Moore and Manju Rajendran; Left Turn: Notes from the Global Intifada, No. 23 (Jan/Feb 2007), 38-43. Includes a discussion of the Intergenerational Think Tank organized by Highlander on July 28-30, 2006 as part of our week-long series of gatherings on youth organizing in the region. This issue also includes an article on the US Social Forum by Highlander Board member Eric Tang. To order a copy of the issue, or to subscribe to Left Turn, go to www.leftturn.org
- "Myles Horton: The Radical Hillbilly"; by John Davis; UAW Region 8 Activist Hall of Fame.
- "Coming Together for Healing"; Knoxville News Sentinel; August 30th, 2006 (registration required). An article about a community forum in Knoxville on the impact of Hurricane's Katrina and Rita, sponsored by Highlander and other local orgranizations.
- "Forum Explores Katrina's Impact on Area"; Knoxville News Sentinel; August 29, 2006 (registration required). An article about a community forum in Knoxville on the impact of Hurricane's Katrina and Rita, sponsored by Highlander and other local orgranizations.
- "White Heat," by Bob Moser; The Nation, August 10, 2006. A detailed look at anti-immigrant sentiment in Tennessee that includes responses from the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, a participant in Highlander's Pueblos de Latinoamérica program.
- "We Shall Overcome: An Hour With Legendary Folk Singer & Activist Pete Seeger"; Democracy Now, September 4, 2006. An interview with Pete Seeger by Amy Goodman; includes Pete's description of Highlander's role in spreading "We Shall Overcome" and his story of singing the song to Martin Luther King and others at Highlander's 25th anniversary celebration in 1957.
 "The Peace Movement"; WUOT, July 28, 2006. A podcast about the STORY anti-war group that met at Highlander on July 7-10, 2006. Click here for the main WUOT podcast page. See below for reports by members of STORY themselves.
- Strategy Training Organizing Resources for Youth (STORY)
- A report on their July 7-10, 2006 gathering at Highlander for student peace activists
- A video blog of the July 2006 gathering
- Bank Street College: "The Long Trip to Tennessee: A Focus on the Environment and Social Justice." A report on a trip to Tennessee in April 2005 by Bank Street faculty, alumni, staff, and friends that included a visit to Highlander.
- "My Seven on the Civil Rights Trail" - by Charles Cobb; National Geographic; February 2005. Cobb includes Highlander on his list of "places crucial to the civil rights cause."
- "The Highlander Center"; National Public Radio, February 28, 2003 (MP3; 5,858kb). A report on Highlander by Ann Lloyd and produced by WUOT in Knoxville, Tennessee. It aired on both Morning Edition and All Things Considered. (Please note: this is an extremely large file, so it may take ten minutes or more to begin playing on a dial-up connection.) Thanks to Ann Lloyd and the staff at WUOT for producing this report and to Matt Schafer Powell for providing a copy of it in MP3 format.
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