Description
When Booker T. Washington, the famed African American educator, asked Julius Rosenwald, the wealthy president of Sears, Roebuck and Company and noted philanthropist, to help him build well-designed and fully equipped schools for black children, the face of education in the South changed for the better. It was the early 1900s, a time of discrimination, racial segregation, and inadequate education for African Americans. Rosenwald created a special fund that in just twenty years built more than 5,300 schools attended by 600,000 black students. In this inspiring story, noted nonfiction writer Norman H. Finkelstein spotlights one man’s legacy and the power of community action. Includes quotations, a detailed bibliography, and index.
In early 20th-century America, at a time of rampant segregation, Julius Rosenwald, the wealthy president of Sears, Roebuck and Company and one of America’s greatest philanthropists, made it possible for African-American children in the South to receive a quality education.
Calkins Creek Books
Juvenile Nonfiction
History
Edition: United States – 20th Century, Juvenile Nonfiction
Keywords: History
