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Built 104 years ago, historic Black Charlotte school begins its new life Saturday
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoMore than a century after the Siloam School opened for Black students living in the Mallard Creek...
Rosenwald Schools helped educate Black students in segregated South. Could a national park follow?
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoAs Ralph James settled into the restored, highbacked desk at the segregated school he attended in...
Rosenwald Schools educated generations of Black Americans. Now, graduates are fighting to preserve...
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoRosenwald Schools were essential to educating Black children in the rural South at a time when...
Lexington’s Black rural hamlets are fading away. How city is trying to preserve history
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe Rosenwald-Washington school in Cadentown is the only Rosenwald school left in Fayette County. It...
This historic SC school once united a community. Now, they plan to bring it back to life
The State via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoThe St. George Rosenwald School was built for Black students during segregation. Abandoned, it fell...
Iconic piece of Charlotte’s Black history to be preserved forever. First, it has to move.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoSeveral years ago, a group of citizens put their heads together on how to save an iconic piece of...
Tennessee Students Left Aghast After White Principal Drops N-Word
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agovia FacebookA Tennessee community has blasted a principal for using a racist slur during a school...
Lexington wants to raise $500,000 to preserve Black, rural hamlets. How you can help
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoLexington officials are raising money to protect and honor historic, Black rural hamlets in Fayette...
What Lexington voters should know about the candidates before Town Council special election
The State via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoA mid-term vacancy on Lexington Town Council means voters across the town have the responsibility of...
13 historical sites that made Central Avenue the cultural lifeline of South L.A.
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year ago(Alex Tatusian) Between 1900 and 1950, the population of Black people living in Los Angeles grew...