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May 10, 2024 · ANNAPOLIS, Md. – During the time of segregation in public education in America, Julius Rosenwald, the owner of Sears Roebuck, worked with educator and author Booker T. Washington of the...
6 days ago · The exhibition “A Better Life For Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools That Changed America” at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture features...
May 11, 2024 · ANNAPOLIS, MD - During the time of segregation in public education in America, Julius Rosenwald, the owner of Sears Roebuck, worked with educator and author Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute to build state-of-the-art schools for African-American children across the American South.
May 21, 2024 · Explore the untold legacy of Fairfax County's 4 Rosenwald Schools, pivotal beacons of education during America's era of segregation. Founded by Julius Rosenwald, in collaboration with Booker T. Washington, these schools transcended brick and mortar, shaping futures and championing equality.
6 days ago · This exhibition explores the history and legacy of one of the most transformative educational initiatives in American history forged by Booker T. Washington, a Black educator, and Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish businessman and philanthropist.
May 6, 2024 · RICHMOND – In 1911, Booker T. Washington met Julius Rosenwald. This meeting between the leading Black educator in America and the president of the world’s largest department store—Sears, Roebuck and Company—would be the foundation of the Rosenwald schools.
6 days ago · Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington forged one of the earliest collaborations between Jews and African Americans to create schools throughout the nation for Black children who had no access to publicly funded education.
