Myles Horton

Civil Rights Leader

Birthday July 9, 1905

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Savannah, GA

DEATH DATE Jan 19, 1990 (84)

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About

American educator and socialist who influenced most of the Civil Rights Movement leaders including  Martin Luther King Jr..

Before Fame

He studied folk schools in Denmark to learn about community empowerment.

Trivia

In 1932 he cofounded the Highlander Folk School, which notably trained civil rights leader Rosa Parks prior to her historic role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Family Life

He married and had two children with Zilphia Mae Johnson.

Associated With

He was called "The Father of the Civil Rights Movement" by James Bevel.