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Black History Highlight Tour @ VHMC

Saturday February 15, 2025 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Virginia Museum of History & Culture428 N BoulevardRichmond VA 23220(804) 340-1800
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Description

A thirty-minute highlight tour by VMHC educators focused on their favorite aspects of the exhibition A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools That Changed America. This exhibition explores the history and legacy of one of the most transformative educational initiatives in American history forged by Booker T. Washington, a Black educator, and Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish businessman and philanthropist. Between 1912 and 1937, their program provided seed money to build thousands of schools for Black children across the segregated South. These schools countered the deep educational disparities during Jim Crow and had a profound and lasting impact on our nation.

Who

All ages

Cost

0-$12 per person

How

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