Rosenwald Schools Oral Histories

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Purple background with a grid of 6 black and white photo of school buildings and children in schools, and text over each one, including "On Education", "The Teachers", "On Segregation", "In Class", "Beyond the Books", and "Facilities & Resources"

Watch and listen to alumni of Virginia’s Rosenwald schools talk about their experiences. These oral histories are presented as part of the exhibition, A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools That Changed America. 

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Calvin Hopkins

Second Union School, Goochland County (1953–1959)

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Charles Williams

Cape Charles Elementary, Northampton County (1957–1964)

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Delores Hicks

Evington School & County Elementary School, Campbell County (1951–1962)

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Dianne Davis

Cape Charles Elementary, Northampton County (1955–1962)

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Ethel Olivis Bluett

Bethel School & County Training School, Gloucester County (1940–1952)

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Frank James

Campbell County Training School (1952–1957)

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Geraldine Pettigrew

Megginson School & County Training School, Campbell County (1934–1946)

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Joan Stokes Jones

Bena-Hayes and County Training School, Gloucester County (1943–1954)

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Rev. Joseph Haden

Second Union School, Goochland County (1949–1955)

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Marion Randall

Bena-Hayes School, Gloucester County Training School (1947–1949)

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MaryAnne Fletcher

Bena-Hayes School, Gloucester County (1947–1951)

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Michael Scales

Pine Grove School, Cumberland County (1959–1964)

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Nadine Armstrong

West View School, Fluvanna County (1954)

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Pat Beach

Cape Charles Elementary, Northampton County (1950–1958)

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