A community with a Rosenwald school meant children segregated from government-funded education could finally have a school house that wasn't located in a church, a barn, or someone’s home. Now the race is on to preserve the schools that still stand.
Jewish businessman Julius Rosenwald partnered with Black communities to build 5,000 schools in 15 states across the South that spent little money on African American students during Jim Crow.
Jewish businessman Julius Rosenwald partnered with Black communities to build 5,000 schools in 15 states across the South that spent little money on African American students during Jim Crow.
Jewish businessman Julius Rosenwald partnered with Black communities to build 5,000 schools in 15 states across the South that spent little money on African American students during Jim Crow.