Booker & Julius

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5,000 Country Schools in the Segregated South

In honor of Black History Month and our support of preservation and history of our nation's country schools, we take this opportunity to share the story of Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald through a presentation by one researcher who knows exactly how to tell that story. Sometimes you hit gold when searching the web and we found The Virginia Museum of History and Culture who sponsored the program.

That historian is Stephanie Deutsch, author of "You Need a Schoolhouse, Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools in the Segregated South." 

Stephanie tells the story of their friendship spawned by a love of education and a desire to foster equality in education. Their collaboration would result in the building of 5,000+ country schools solely for the education of underserved black communities in 15 states.

We'd like to thank the Virginia Museum of History and Culture for sharing Stephanie's presentation posting it for public consumption. Hear the story of these historic icons in her own words.

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