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100 1 $aHoffschwelle, Mary S.,$d1955-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98029971
245 14 $aThe Rosenwald Schools of the American South /$cMary S. Hoffschwelle ; foreword by John David Smith.
260 $aGainesville, FL :$bUniversity Press of Florida,$c[2006], ©2006.
300 $axx, 401 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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490 1 $aNew perspectives on the history of the South
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [367]-391) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tThe Rosenwald-Washington partnership, 1912-15 -- $g2.$tNew schools : the Rosenwald rural school-building program at Tuskegee, 1914-20 -- $g3.$tIdeal schools : the Julius Rosenwald Fund rural school-building program at Nashville, 1920-27 -- $g4.$tSouthern schools and race : new leadership and the demise of the building program, 1927-32 -- $g5.$tRosenwald schools and the professional infrastructure for black public education -- $g6.$tSpreading the Rosenwald message in southern education -- $g7.$tLocal people and school-building campaigns -- $g8.$tBuilding schools, contesting meaning : Rosenwald schools in the southern landscape -- $tConclusion : from model schools to historic schools : Rosenwald schools after 1932 -- $gApp. 1.$tAgents in Rosenwald school states -- $gApp. 2.$tRosenwald buildings, capacity, and funding -- $gApp. 3.$tAnnual Rosenwald school construction and Rosenwald aid, 1913-32 -- $gApp. 4.$tTypes of Rosenwald schools and their cost.
520 1 $a"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."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$xEducation$zSouthern States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aSchool buildings$zSouthern States$xHistory$y20th century.
610 20 $aJulius Rosenwald Fund$xBuildings.
830 0 $aNew perspectives on the history of the South.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98090682
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