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Kayla JohnsonPrimary Source AnalysisHistory 157 Section 6980March 13th, 2022
[1] Parks, Rosa.Rosa Parks Papers: Subject File, 1937 to 2005; Highlander Folk School,Monteagle, Tenn., 1958. - 1968, 1958. Manuscript/Mixed Material..The first primary source I chose to use for my primary source analysis was an imagelocated in the Library of Congress. The author of this image was an employee of the state ofGeorgia that was at this event located at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee.The author of this photograph had been sent to this school by the Georgia Commission onEducation. This source was created and published between the years of 1958-1968. I found thephotograph to be unique, because it had a couple of recognizable faces of this time period, all inone room. It was also unique to me, because the person who took the photograph, was not thebiggest fan of those who were in the picture.Some strengths of this source would be, as previously stated, it captures somerecognizable faces all in one room. It also shows African Americans and Caucausians being ableto sit down and have a civil conversation during a time period where that was not the regular. Abig weakness of this photograph is that it leaves a lot of unanswered question. The person whotook the photograph was trying to make it out to seem as though everyone in attendance of this

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Term
Winter
Professor
CurtisRichardson
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Martin Luther King Jr, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, author of this photograph

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