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Historical Highway MarkersHuntersville Rosenwald SchoolK-333
Huntersville Rosenwald School K-333
The Huntersville School was built in 1930-31 as a Rosenwald School. The Julius Rosenwald fund provided $1,000 toward the construction, with contributions from African Americans and the local government provided the rest of its $7,000 cost. Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck & Company, established the fund in 1917 and helped pay for the construction of more than 5,000 schools for African Americans in 15 southern states. The Huntersville School was one of the last built in Virginia, as the program ended in 1932. It included classroom space for four teachers and was named for its first principal, Joseph S. Gibson.
Department of Historic Resources, 2013
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References/Bibliographic Citation: Fisk University Rosenwald Fund Database. Rosenwald Schools in Virginia, MPD, Richmond, VA: DHR, 2004. Washington, Booker T. and Clinton Calloway. The Rural Negro School and Its Relation to the Community. Tuskegee Institute, 1917. Hofschwelle, Mary. Rosenwald School Conference: Resource Guide. Murfreesboro, TN: Middle Tennessee State University, 1995. Martin, J.A., ed. Children's Day Program. Nashville, TN, 1990. |