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Rosenwald Schools[edit]
The Rosenwald School project built more than 5,000 schools, shops, and teacher homes in the United States primarily for the education of African-American children in the South during the early 20th century. The project was the product of the partnership of Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish-American clothier who became part-owner and president of Sears, Roebuck, and Company and the African-American leader, educator, and philanthropist Booker T. Washington, who was president of the Tuskegee Institute.[1]
Rosenwald schools in Accomack County, Virginia[edit]
| Name | Built[2][3] | Location | City | Status[2][3] | Note[2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston School | 1923-24 | 32168 Boston Road | Boston | standing, vacant, storage | Good condition, some original windows, large crawlspace/basement with one finished room in basement |
| Mopsville School | vicinity of 29270 Metompkin Road | Mappsville | demolished | Cemetery built on site, headstones starting in early 1970s. Small portion of window glass found in nearby brush | |
| Whitesville School | 1924-25 | 23459 Leslie Trent Road | Parksley | standing, occupied, religious | currently serves as the International Brotherhood of Yahshua’s Disciples (IBOYD) meeting place. Occupied by the International Brotherhood of Yahshua's Disciples; Verified on Parksley USGS 1943 and an article written by the Eastern Shore Public |
References[edit]
- ^ Deutsch, Stephanie (2015). You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press. ISBN 0-8101-3127-7.
- ^ a b c "Rosenwald School Architectural Survey". Preservation Virginia. Preservation Virginia. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Fisk University Rosenwald Fund Card File Database". Fisk University. Retrieved 27 February 2022.