RICHMOND
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) recently unveiled a new exhibition that honors the legacy of the school program established to provide educational opportunities for African-Americans during the Jim Crow era.
Called the Rosenwald program, schools were established for Black children who were denied opportunities for state funded education.
The exhibit, “A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools That Changed America” opened on will be on May 25, 2024 and runs to April 20, 2025.
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