- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- St. Luke's Rosenwald School
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Schools--Georgia--Sapelo Island
African American schools--Georgia--Sapelo Island
Rural schools--Georgia--Sapelo Island
Segregation in education--Georgia--Sapelo Island
African Americans--Segregation--Georgia--Sapelo Island
Julius Rosenwald Fund
School buildings--Georgia--Sapelo Island
Buildings--Georgia--Sapelo Island
Sapelo Island (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Sapelo Island, 31.39745, -81.27871
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- St. Luke's Rosenwald School was built on Sapelo Island in McIntosh County with funds from the Rural School Building Program of the Julius Rosenwald Fund. The program funded school-building projects in Georgia from 1912 to 1932.
Photograph of St. Luke's Rosenwald School on Sapelo Island, Georgia. This is a single-story white structure with a row of windows along the long side of the building. A propane tank stands below the windows. This school was built with funds from the Rural School Building Program of the Julius Rosenwald Fund. Between 1912 and 1932, contributions from the Rosenwald Fund helped to build 4,977 new schools for African Americans in fifteen southern states. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/rosenwald-schools/m-2573/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Courtesy of Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Community Affairs - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/rosenwald-schools
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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