Lecture: The Rosenwald Schools of Florida presented by Liz Coursen

In 1911, Booker T. Washington, principal of the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, met Julius Rosenwald, Chicago philanthropist and CEO of Sears, Roebuck. Their collaboration would result in the building of … wait for it … 5300 schools, from Maryland to Texas, which became known as Rosenwald Schools. Of these 5300 schools, 127 were built in Florida. This is their story.

Adults. First come, first seated.