Schools of Hope(English, Hardcover, Finkelstein Norman H.)

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Schools of Hope(English, Hardcover, Finkelstein Norman H.) is written by Finkelstein Norman H. and published by Astra Publishing House. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1590788419 (ISBN 10) and 9781590788417 (ISBN 13).

When Booker T. Washington, the famed African American educator, asked Julius Rosenwald, the wealthy president of Sears, Roebuck and Company and noted philanthropist, to help him build well-designed and fully equipped schools for black children, the face of education in the South changed for the better. It was the early 1900s, a time of discrimination, racial segregation, and inadequate education for African Americans. Rosenwald created a special fund that in just twenty years built more than 5,300 schools attended by 600,000 black students. In this inspiring story, noted nonfiction writer Norman H. Finkelstein spotlights one man's legacy and the power of community action. Includes quotations, a detailed bibliography, and index.