Tag: Segregation

During the early 20th century, a Sears executive named Julius Rosenwald and Black educator Booker T. Washington joined forces to tackle a significant issue: the lack of education funding for Black students compared to white students. Rosenwald generously used...

The history of Rosenwald Schools in Texas is a significant part of Black education in the early 20th Century. The Bullock Texas State History Museum recently unveiled an exhibition titled “A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker...