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CATEGORIES:Education Programs,Lectures & Talks
DESCRIPTION:How 813 Schools Were Built in Rural Black North Carolina During
  the Jim Crow Era\nNew Bern Historical Society Hosts Dr. Tom Hanchett on th
 e Rosenwald Schools Feb. 22\n \n\nIt took a strong team with the right tool
 s. Led by educator\, scientist\, founder of Tuskegee Institute\, Booker T. 
 Washington and Julius Rosenwald\, President and key entrepreneur in the gro
 wth of Sears-Roebuck\, the Rosenwald Fund was established. It was a remarka
 ble philanthropic partnership that helped construct over 800 Black schools 
 across North Carolina during the 1910s -1930s providing seed grants and sta
 te-of-the-art architectural plans. Local Black communities more than matche
 d those grants. Nearly a dozen schools were constructed around New Bern in 
 Pamlico and Craven counties  \n\nCome learn about this nearly lost chapter 
 of our history on Sunday February 22 at 2pm at Orringer Auditorium at Crave
 n Community College in New Bern. Dr. Tom Hanchett will present “The History
  of Rosenwald Schools in North Carolina and Craven County”.\n\nTickets are 
 available on Jan. 13th from www.NewBernHistorical.org or by calling 252-638
 -8558 or in person at the New Bern Historical Society at 511 Broad St. They
  are $10 for all and reservations are highly recommended. For groups of 13 
 or more\, please call the office at 252-638-8558 to book with the group rat
 e.
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LOCATION:Orringer Auditorium\, Craven Community College
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SUMMARY:History of the Rosenwald Schools in North Carolina & Craven County
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 rth-carolina-craven-county
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