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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 Elizabeth City County, Virginia
[edit]| Name | Built[2][3] | Location | City | Status[2][3] | Note[2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckroe School | 1921-22 | Near the intersection of Buckroe Ave and Ralph St | Hampton | demolished | 1-teacher design; |
| Greenbrier School | 1929-30 | 1815 Shell Rd | Hampton | standing, school | 6-teacher design; 5,000th Rosenwald built[2] |
| Union School | 1921-22 | 240 N. Armistead Ave | Hampton | demolished | 8-teacher design; Replaced an earlier Union School at same location. Was a large brick school, 8 teacher. |
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 d "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.