Guy Carawan and Highlander
Pop Horton, Jack Elliot, Lee Tom Perry, Frank Hamilton, and Guy Carawan during Guy's first visit to Highlander; 1953. Pete Seeger had urged Guy to visit Highlander while he was traveling in the South. |
Guy singing with SNCC activists Bernard Lafayette and James Bevel; 1960. Guy helped spread freedom songs throughout the South during the Civil Rights Movement. |
Guy Carawan, Bernice Johnson Reagon, and others with Martin Luther King; 1962. |
Sara Gunning, Hazel Dickens, Guy Carawan, and Earl Gilmore at the Mountain Music Workshop at Highlander; 1972. Workshops at Highlander helped spark a revival of Appalachian music and culture. |
Guy Carawan Sara Gunning, Myles Horton, and Tilman Cadle at the Mountain Music Workshop at Highlander; 1972. |
Postcard from Guy (in Berlin) to Myles Horton; 1978. Guy and Candie travelled often during the 1970s and 1980s, bringing the music of Appalachia and the South to national and international audiences. |
Guy Carawan, Charis Horton, Ron Short, Sparky Rucker, Ed Hamlett, and Bernice Johnson Reagon at Highlander's 50th anniversary celebration. |
Guy and Candie Carwan; 2003. |
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