The Rosenwald Schools by Aviva Kempner is a documentary about how Chicago philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, the son of an immigrant peddler who rose to head Sears, partnered with Booker T. Washington to build 5,400 Southern schools in African American communities in the early 1900s during the Jim Crow era.
Director
Aviva Kempner
Release Date
April 19, 2015
Runtime
1h 40m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Ciesla Foundation