The Rosenwald Schools of Florida

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Plant a Seed, Read (Summer 2026), History & Culture, Lectures

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Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors
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In 1911, Booker T. Washington, principal of the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, met Julius Rosenwald, Chicago philanthropist and CEO of Sears, Roebuck. Mr. Washington managed to convince Mr. Rosenwald of the desperate need to educate African American children across the rural South. 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 Rosenwald Schools, 127 were built in Florida. This is their story.