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CALL NUMBER: VMHB 2005 113.2 McClure
OBJECT TYPE: Article
TITLE: Rosenwald Schools in the Northern Neck
DESCRIPTION: Established by Sears & Roebuck President Julius Rosenwald using his own personal fortune, the Rosenwald Schools were created for the education of African-Americans in the South, though Blacks contributed much of the money to build and maintain them. In this article, particular attention is given to the 20 schools built in the Northern Neck of Virginia: Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Richmond County and Westmoreland County. The schools operated until the late 1950s, and became an instrumental part of the origins of the NAACP.
AUTHOR: McCLure, Phyllis
EDITION: Vol. 113, No. 2, p. 114-145
SERIES: Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
PUBLICATION DATE: 2005
PUBLISHER: Virginia Historical Society
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: Richmond, VA
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