2048 Rosenwald School

Category: Markers

Marker reads, This Rosenwald School 1931-1961 is one of 158 schools built in KY., 1917-1932. The building projects were initiated by the African American community and funded with aid of Julius Rosenwald and philanthropists to provide quality education to the African American community. This effort educated over 500,000 students in the South. Presented by City of Lebanon and the KY. African American Heritage Commission.