Siloam School: A Rosenwald-Era School Built by Black Citizens in Jim Crow Charlotte
Siloam School: A Rosenwald-Era School Built by Black Citizens in Jim Crow Charlotte In-Person / Online
Early in the 20th century, Booker T. Washington, leader of the Tuskegee Institute, and Julius Rosenwald, philanthropist and president of Sears Roebuck, began an effort to create schools built by and for local Black communities. Siloam School is one of Mecklenburg’s last standing Rosenwald-era schools, built and funded by the Black community in Mallard Creek.
Today, many of the more than 4,900 Rosenwald schools that existed are gone. Join Angel Johnston, Education Specialist at The Charlotte Museum of History, to learn about the Rosenwald Fund, education in South, and step virtually inside Siloam School to better understand the historic impact of segregated education. This program is free thanks to the support of the Truist Foundation.
This program will be presented on Zoom. Students and teachers are encouraged to participate in this look back at local educational history.
Click here to join the program at 5pm on Wednesday, February 9.
- Date:
- Wednesday, February 9th, 2022
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Mauney Memorial Library, 100 S. Piedmont Ave
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83841490557
- Categories:
- Family
