(aired Thu 9/30/21)
During Jim Crow segregation in the last century, the Rosenwald Schools educated hundreds of thousands of African-American children in the rural South - and here in the Chattanooga area.
On Monday evening, the Moccasin Bend Lecture Series will examine that legacy - and the current campaign to create a National Historic Park that includes six Rosenwald School sites here in Tennessee - with a presentation at the Tennessee Aquarium’s IMAX Theater in Chattanooga, starting at 7 PM and also streaming online.
Dr. Dorothy Canter is president of the campaign’s board.
Dr. Warren Mackey - educated at a Rosenwald School - is a Hamilton County Commissioner.
Tricia Mims is executive director of National Park Partners, which presents the Moccasin Bend Lecture Series.
