<Tr> <Td> (Back) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Following a 1959--1960 trial in Grundy County, the State of Tennessee revoked the school's charter . It was adjudged to have violated segregation laws, sold beer without a license, and conveyed property to Myles Horton for his home . When the sheriff padlocked the school, Horton proclaimed Highlander to be an idea rather than simply a group of buildings, adding "You can't padlock an idea ." In a 1979 Ford Foundation Report, Highlander was singled out as the most notable American experiment in adult education for social change . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tennessee Historical Commission </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> <P> Historical Marker Back </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Historical Marker Back </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Highlander Folk School Library Panoramic in 2014 . Monteagle, Tennessee </P> </Li> </Ul>

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