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70sEraVet

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16. Julius Rosenwald, the President of Sears and Roebucks in the early 1900's,

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Mon Oct 6, 2025, 12:24 PM

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used much of his personal fortune to make education available to blacks, especially in the Jim Crow South.

The rural school building program was one of the largest programs administered by the Rosenwald Fund. This program eventually was responsible for construction in the South of more than 5,000 schools and shops for African-American children, as well as homes for their teachers. These schools became informally known as "Rosenwald Schools".[19]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Rosenwald

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How the Sears Catalog Outsmarted Jim Crow [View all] irisblue Sep 14 OP

K&R. tblue37 Sep 14 #1

It was in outhouses throughout Appalachia. History. twodogsbarking Sep 14 #2

Kick! Heidi Sep 14 #3

K&R brer cat Sep 14 #4

Very Interesting! Wuddles440 Sep 14 #5

Thank you for this. murielm99 Sep 14 #6

This is a fantastic piece of American history, and I had no idea Hekate Sep 14 #7

The things you can find on the internet at 4:15 am.... irisblue Sep 14 #8

Oh gods, don't I know it! Hekate Sep 14 #9

the day the catalog showed up in the mail was the first official day of christmas nt msongs Sep 14 #10

Black First Names vs White First Names Coldwater Sep 16 #11

What does that mean? JustAnotherGen Sep 16 #12

I think Coldwater was simply implying that the postal system, 70sEraVet Monday #17

Coldwater, are you implying that the rise of African inspired names , esp in the 70s irisblue Sep 16 #13

Are you sure you really want to go there? Maybe edit this post a bit. marble falls Sep 16 #14

What are race-neutral names, and what exactly did they help with? Torchlight Sep 17 #15

Julius Rosenwald, the President of Sears and Roebucks in the early 1900's, 70sEraVet Monday #16