Listen to alumni of Virginia’s Rosenwald schools talk about their experiences. These oral histories are presented as part of the exhibition, "A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools That Changed America." Learn more about the exhibition at
virginiahistory.org/rosenwaldschools.
Interview Credits:
Calvin Hopkins and Joseph Haden interviews: Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral
History Project, 2013–2015, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia
Commonwealth University
Ethel Olivis Bluett and Joan Stokes Jones interviews: The Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation, Inc.
All other interviews: William & Mary Bray School Lab/Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships, William & Mary