Rosenwald Schools in the Segregated South
Author Stephanie Deutsche talked about the partnership between Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington that built schools throughout the segregated South in the early 1900s.
Description
Author Stephanie Deutsche talked about the partnership between Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington that built schools throughout the segregated South in the early 1900s.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How did Julius Rosenwald’s background, beliefs and upbringing contribute to his support for African Americans in the South?
- How were Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald similar?
- What was the purpose of Rosenwald and Washington’s program? Why was it needed?
- How did this program work?
- What was the result of the Rosenwald Fund?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Antisemitism
- Booker T. Washington
- Pogrom
- Public School
- Race Riot
- Rural South
- Sears Roebuck
- Segregation
- Tuskegee Institute
- Tzedakah