Segregation era Black school in Boston, Virginia Eastern Shore
Rosenwald schools were built in the early 20th century with the help of a program started by Julius Rosenwald, an executive of Sears Roebuck in collaboration with Booker T. Washington and Tuskegee University. They provided education to kids in Blacks communities in the south, who were shut out of the mainstream school systems. Further north on the Delmarva peninsula, Delaware Black schools were built by the founder of Dupont Chemical. This building, while in rough shape, is privately owned, and was purchased recently, so preservation may be coming.
Segregation era Black school in Boston, Virginia Eastern Shore
Rosenwald schools were built in the early 20th century with the help of a program started by Julius Rosenwald, an executive of Sears Roebuck in collaboration with Booker T. Washington and Tuskegee University. They provided education to kids in Blacks communities in the south, who were shut out of the mainstream school systems. Further north on the Delmarva peninsula, Delaware Black schools were built by the founder of Dupont Chemical. This building, while in rough shape, is privately owned, and was purchased recently, so preservation may be coming.