Question

Why did Tennessee revoke the Highlander Folk School charter and confiscate its property in 1962?

A) White segregationists accused the school of being a "Communist training school" so legislators launched an investigation closing the school on the basis of not fulfilling its nonprofit requirements.
B) The school was training African Americans on violent riots tactics to lead a civil rights revolution in southern states.
C) Public schools were integrated so there was no longer a societal need for this type of African American school.
D) Race riots caused the security of the school to become compromised to it was closed to provide safety for all Tennessee pupils.

Answer 1

A) White segregationists accused the school of being a "Communist training school" so legislators launched an investigation closing the school on the basis of not fulfilling its nonprofit requirements.