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The Fight To Preserve Rosenwald Schools

The story of how Black people, just a handful of years after slavery ended, managed to grow a solid middle class without access to so many of America’s public schools is not well-known. That story involves Black ingenuity, an unusual friendship between a Jewish philanthropist and a conservative Black educator, and a widespread desire among Black parents for their children to be provided the same quality of education as white children. Aware of the crucial economic role education can play for the descendants of slaves, Julius Rosenwald, a Chicago philanthropist and Sears, Roebuck president, along with Booker T. Washington, the principal of Tuskeegee Institute, worked with Black communities across the south to build more than 5,000 schools for Black children. This story has been largely washed from our nation’s collective memory but some of those 5,000 school houses that Black communities built and staffed, still stand in plain sight. Education Week spoke with scholars and national park leaders about the Rosenwald schools’ history and the fight to preserve their legacy. ---------- Want more stories about schools across the nation, including the latest news, analysis, and unique perspectives on education issues? Visit www.edweek.org. About Education Week: Education Week is America’s most trusted source of independent K-12 education news, analysis, and opinion. Our comprehensive coverage of education policy takes the form of articles, photography, and video journalism. Published by the nonprofit organization Editorial Projects in Education, Education Week has been providing award-winning coverage of the field for over 35 years. Follow Education Week: Subscribe to our channel:    / educatio.  . Facebook:   / edweek   Twitter:   / educationweek   LinkedIn:   / edweek   Instagram:   / educationweek   To license video footage from Editorial Projects in Education, please contact Education Week Library at reprints@educationweek.org