Julius Rosenwald Schools

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic school network
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Rosenwald_Schools
gptkbp:architecturalStyle standardized plans
gptkbp:ceased_operations mid-20th century
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Tuskegee_Institute
gptkbp:contributedTo community development
educational advancement
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Julius_Rosenwald_Fund
public funds
local African American communities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Julius Rosenwald Schools
gptkbp:influencedBy philanthropy
progressive education movement
gptkbp:legacy preservation efforts ongoing
gptkbp:location gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:manyListedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Julius_Rosenwald
gptkbp:notableAlumni gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Maya_Angelou
gptkb:Medgar_Evers
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 5,000
gptkbp:operatesIn 1912–1937
gptkbp:purpose education of African American children
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Booker_T._Washington
gptkbp:significance improved education for African Americans in the segregated South
gptkbp:subjectOf documentaries
historical research
preservation campaigns
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rosenwald_Schools
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6