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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 Floyd County, Virginia
[edit]| Name | Built[2][3] | Location | City | Status[2][3] | Note[2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong School | approx. 200 Baker Street | Floyd | demolished | One-teacher design; PER Mozelle Duncan Morrell: Armstrong School was a Rosenwald school built for African-American students. It was located where Floyd’s water tank is now. It was first called Squealum School, after the area of town where it stood. | |
| Harris Hart School | 1923-24 | 140 Harris Hart Road NE | Floyd | demolished | Original school appears to be demolished with later buildings likely replacing it on the same site. Additional research is needed to determine the exact site of the Rwld funded school; Current site of Floyd County School Board |
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.