| Beacons for Black
Education
in the American South
by Tom Hanchett
From the 1910s into the early 1930s, more that 5300 school buildings
were constructed in African American communities throughout 15 southern
states. Seed money came from Chicago philanthropist Julius Rosenwald,
CEO of Sears, Roebuck and Company. Black communities put up cash, and
local school boards agreed to operate the facilities.
Today a new Rosenwald Initiative sponsored by the National Trust for Historic
Preservation seeks to help preserve these beacons of African American
education.
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NEW!
The Rosenwald Schools in North
Carolina |
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List of North Carolina Rosenwald buildings by county:
Schools
Teachers'
Homes
Shops
Source: "Rosenwald School Buildings
in North Carolina from the Beginning until July 1, 1930, "
Special Subject File, Division of Negro Education, North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction Records, State Archives, Raleigh,
NC.
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