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A better life for their children : Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 schools that changed America /

Born to Jewish immigrants, Julius Rosenwald rose to lead Sears, Roebuck & Company and turn it into the world's largest retailer. Born into slavery, Booker T. Washington became the founding principal of Tuskegee Institute. In 1912, the two men launched an ambitious program to partner with bl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feiler, Andrew (Author, Photographer)
Other Authors: Lewis, John, 1940-2020 (author of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Rosenwald, Julius, > 1862-1932.
Washington, Booker T., > 1856-1915.
Rosenwald schools > History.
Rosenwald schools > History > Pictorial works.
Public schools > United States > History.
Public schools > United States > History > Pictorial works.
African Americans > Education > History.
EDUCATION / General.

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