Main entry:

Hoffschwelle, Mary S., 1955-

Title & Author:

The Rosenwald Schools of the American South / Mary S. Hoffschwelle ; foreword by John David Smith.

Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, ©2006.

Description:

xx, 401 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.

Series:

New perspectives on the history of the South

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-391) and index.
pt. 1. The Rosenwald school-building program -- pt. 2. Rosenwald schools and public education in southern states -- pt. 3. Rosenwald schools in African American communities.

Summary:

"Mary S. Hoffschwelle tells the story of a remarkable partnership to build model schools for black children during the Jim Crow era in the South. The Rosenwald program, 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."
"The Rosenwald schools, scores of which still stand, exemplified the ideal educational environment - designed for efficiency, making full use of natural light to protect children's eyesight, and providing sufficient space for learning. Ironically, these schools, which represented the social centers of their African American communities, also helped to set standards for white schools."
"Though the program's funding ended with Rosenwald's death in 1932, many continued as public institutions. The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Rosenwald Schools to its list of America's Most Endangered Historic Places in 2002. Hoffschwelle examines these buildings as exemplars for school architecture and design, as community institutions and partnerships, and as a means of formalizing a state education program that, finally, would include black children. This story of extraordinary generosity and sacrifice will interest scholars of American and African-American history, educators, school planners, and preservationists."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0813029570 (alk. paper)
9780813029573
0813060338
9780813060330

Subject:

Julius Rosenwald Fund Buildings.
Julius Rosenwald Fund.
Rosenwald schools.
African Americans Education Southern States History 20th century.
School buildings Southern States History 20th century.
Noirs américains Éducation États-Unis (Sud) Histoire 20e siècle.
Constructions scolaires États-Unis (Sud) Histoire 20e siècle.
African Americans Education.
Buildings.
School buildings.
Schulbildung
Schwarze
Southern States.
USA
Schwärze

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

New perspectives on the history of the South.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 256360
Call No.: BIB 186720
Status: Available