Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School oral history collection, 2006-2011
The Rosenwald Schools of South Carolina exhibit features as its center the forty-three oral history interviews forming the Tom Crosby Oral History Collection that describe the educational experiences of African Americans in South Carolina 1910s-1970s, most of whom attended Rosenwald schools and/or Allen University.
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Creator
Crosby, Tom, 1940-
Dorrah-Evans, Dorothy Mae Lomax, 1906-2012
Floyd, James, 1935-
Gamble, Dill, Jr., 1934-
Alston, Kenneth, 1951-
Bates, John H., 1938-
Boyd, Telicious Kenly, 1919-2009
Brown, Joe E. (Joe Ellis), 1933-
Burgess, Agnes, 1914-2012,
Cannon, William, 1928-
Carter, Durham, 1928-
Dillard, Mary Gregory, 1938-
Felder, Rosana, 1909-2012,
Contributor to Resource
South Caroliniana Library. Office of Oral History
Crosby, Tom, 1940-
L'Hommedieu, Andrea,
Publisher
Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library
Date of Original
2006/2011
Subject
African Americans--Education--South Carolina--History--20th century
African Americans--Social life and customs--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Interviews
African American schools--South Carolina--Union County--History--20th century
Allen University--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
African American schools--South Carolina--Richland County--History--20th century
Sims High School (Union, S.C.)--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
African American school administrators--South Carolina--Interviews
African American teachers--South Carolina--Interviews
Booker T. Washington High School (Columbia, S.C.)--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
High school athletes--South Carolina--Union County--History
African American schools--South Carolina--Newberry County--History--20th century
Allen University--Alumni and alumnae
African American schools--South Carolina--Clarendon County--History--20th century
African American schools--South Carolina--Laurens County--History--20th century
African American schools--South Carolina--Sumter County--History--20th century
African American teachers--South Carolina
Benedict College--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
Booker T. Washington High School (Columbia, S.C.)--Faculty--Interviews
Crosby, Tom, 1940---Interviews
Dorrah-Evans, Dorothy Mae Lomax, 1906-2012--Interviews
Floyd, James, 1935---Interviews
Gamble, Dill, Jr., 1934---Interviews
Julius Rosenwald Fund
Negro Rural School Fund, Inc.
Sims High School (Union, S.C.)--Football--History--20th century
South Carolina State College--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
South Carolina State University--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
People
Long, Lawrence W. -1985
Location
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, 34.0218, -80.90304
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Allen University, 34.01071, -81.02037
United States, South Carolina, Union County, 34.68928, -81.61942
United States, South Carolina, Union County, Union, Sims High School, 34.70097, -81.6101
Medium
oral histories (literary works)
Type
Sound
Description
The Rosenwald Schools of South Carolina exhibit features as its center the forty-three oral history interviews forming the Tom Crosby Oral History Collection that describe the educational experiences of African Americans in South Carolina 1910s-1970s, most of whom attended Rosenwald schools and/or Allen University. Accessible from the Interviews tab, all interviews are available as transcripts and sound recordings. Interview synopses, with biographical data, precede each transcript link.
What is a Rosenwald school? In 1917, Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932), President of Sears, Roebuck and Company, initiated the Julius Rosenwald Foundation which built more than 5000 schools, shop buildings and teachers’ houses for African Americans across the South. African Americans participated in the building of schools in their communities including land acquisition, fund raising, school management and curriculum. About 500 schools were built in South Carolina. The program ended in 1932, but many of the schools continued operating until desegregation in the early 1970s.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
South Caroliniana Library
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