I’ve been waiting for months. Two nights ago it finally dropped, and I geeked out for hours. Fisk University’s digital Rosenwald Fund Collection is live!
A search for Wilson County, North Carolina, yielded 24 documents — 14 photographs of eight Rosenwald schools and ten related records. Only a portion of Wilson County schools are represented, but the value of these images can’t be overstated. Most were taken while the buildings were under construction or just completed, and I can just imagine the communities’ pride!
More to come.
My deepest gratitude to the women and men who’ve shared their Rosenwald stories with me over the past few months. If you or someone you love is a former Rosenwald student, I’d love to talk to you!
FANTASTIC PHOTOS of the precious history of early Black Education ( grades 1-8) in America.