The Rosenwald Schools of the American South

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Tells the story of a remarkable partnership to build model schools for black children during the Jim Crow era in the US South. The Rosenwald programme, which erected more than 5, 300 schools and auxiliary buildings between 1912 and 1932, began with Booker T. Washington, then principal of Tuskegee Institute, who turned for financing to Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck & Company. By requiring communities to raise matching funds, the two men inspired a grassroots movement that built schools in 15 southern states.