University of Virginia: School of Architecture

"Scrabble (WMRA) - Booker T. Washington enlisted the support of wealthy Julius Rosenwald in a progressive educational effort that created over 15,000 southern black schools. After school integration finally took place many were torn down, but there's now a movement to preserve both the remaining buildings and the legacy of the Rosenwald Schools. WMRA's Martha Woodroof, reporting for the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, visits with alumnae of Scrabble School, a "Rosenwald School" in Rappahanock County…"

Link: http://www.wmra.org/news/m022306a.html

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Published: February 27, 2006