Julius Rosenwald

Julius Rosenwald (HM2GXR)

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N 32° 25.775', W 85° 42.518'

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Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932) was a Jewish multimillionaire merchant and one of the founders (1906) of Sears, Roebuck, and Company, then the largest department store in the United States. Rosenwald was a member of the Tuskegee University Board of Trustees (1911-1932) and collaborated with Booker T. Washington on the development of a program to provide public education for rural southern Blacks. Known as "Rosenwald Schools," this initiative existed from 1913 to 1948 and resulted in the construction of over 4,977 schools, 217 teachers' homes, and 163 shop buildings in 883 counties in 15 southern states. This fit well with Rosenwald's philosophy to "Give while you live." His benevolence resulted in the development of the Rosenwald Fund, which supported the creation of many black YMCAs, YWCAs, and grants that encouraged many of the 20th century's greatest black artists and innovators. Approximately half of his charitable gifts went to African American communities.
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HM NumberHM2GXR
Series This marker is part of the series, and the Rosenwald Schools series.
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Year Placed2019
Placed ByJewish American Society for Historic Preservation
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Date Added Monday, May 20th, 2019 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 621408 N 3588787
Decimal Degrees32.42958333, -85.70863333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 25.775', W 85° 42.518'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 25' 46.5" N, 85° 42' 31.08" W
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