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Birth
Born near Abraham Lincolns hometown. There is a similar unifying quality between Lincoln and Rosenwald -
Financial beginnings
President of Rosenwald & Weil, a retail men's clothing store. -
Entrepreneur
He has success running his own business after dropping out of high school some years before. -
Intro to Booker T. Washington
Rosenwald read the autobiography of Booker T. Washington -
50th Extravaganza
He donates $700,000. $25,000 went to Tuskegee's Institute.Washington set aside a portion to build schools for African-Americans in the south. Washington would document this effort as it flowed into the community. -
Beginning of an era
Rosenwald loved the efforts and for over 20 years he built schools across the rural south. Efforts also included teacher education, funds for libraries, and workshops. -
Rosenwald Fund
The Rosenwald Fund was endowed for "the well-being of mankind".
This fund was intended to use the entire amount for philanthropic purpose. -
Bigelow Rosenwald School
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Mt. Olive Rosenwald School
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Death
4977 schools
380 complementary buildings
35% of black children in the south (27% in US) were educated in Rosenwald schools in 1932.