Near Fredonia in Chambers County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
New Hope Rosenwald School
Photographed By Mark Hilton, January 4, 2024
1. New Hope Rosenwald School Marker
Inscription.
New Hope Rosenwald School. . The Rosenwald School program was a collaboration between educator Booker T. Washington and Sears CEO Julius Rosenwald to improve educational opportunities for African American children in the rural South during the early 1900's. The Rosenwald program resulted in the construction of 4,977 schools scattered across 15 southern states. This New Hope Rosenwald School was constructed in 1919 at a cost of $1200, one-third of which was funded by the African American community. The one-teacher type school remained open until 1958. One of twenty Rosenwald Schools built in Chambers County, Ala., the New Hope School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 and received National Treasure Status in 2011.
The Rosenwald School program was a collaboration
between educator Booker T. Washington and Sears
CEO Julius Rosenwald to improve educational
opportunities for African American children in
the rural South during the early 1900's. The
Rosenwald program resulted in the construction
of 4,977 schools scattered across 15 southern
states. This New Hope Rosenwald School was
constructed in 1919 at a cost of $1200, one-third
of which was funded by the African American
community. The one-teacher type school remained
open until 1958. One of twenty Rosenwald Schools
built in Chambers County, Ala., the New Hope
School was added to the National Register of
Historic Places in 2002 and received National
Treasure Status in 2011.
Erected 2015 by the Town of Fredonia, Alabama Historical Association.
Location. 32° 56.617′ N, 85° 17.131′ W. Marker is near Fredonia, Alabama, in Chambers County. Marker can be reached from County Road 267, 0.8 miles north of County Road 216, on the
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left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7259 Co Rd 267, Five Points AL 36855, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 95 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
