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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 Smyth County, Virginia

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Name Built[2][3] Location City Status[2][3] Note[2][3]
Marion Colored School/Carnegie High School 1931-32 602 South Iron Street

36°49′42″N 81°30′56″W / 36.82836°N 81.51553°W / 36.82836; -81.51553 (Marion Colored School)

Marion standing, community center 5 Teacher w Auditorium EW Nashville 5; Also known as the Carnegie School

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Rosenwald School Architectural Survey". Preservation Virginia. Preservation Virginia. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Fisk University Rosenwald Fund Card File Database". Fisk University. Retrieved 27 February 2022.