Category: Rosenwald Schools

Louisiana Trust Launches Effort to Identify Former Rosenwald Schools Across State

Baton Rouge, LA – In the early 20th century, a partnership between Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute and Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears & Roebuck, built thousands of schools for African American children in the rural areas of the South.  Louisiana saw 442 of those 5400 school buildings constructed, with grants from Rosenwald… Continue reading Louisiana Trust Launches Effort to Identify Former Rosenwald Schools Across State

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