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The North Star: Julius Rosenwald's Impact Upon Black America
The North Star Julius Rosenwald's Impact Upon Black America Author:Charles Wesley Burton, Ed.D. and Laura Dancy Burton This book highlights the philanthropy of Julius Rosenwald and his investment in people, especially Black Americans who lived in the South in the early 1900s. Rosenwald helped to build over 5,000 schools for rural Black children; and he also awarded over 400 fellowships and scholarships to notable Black scholars such as Langston Hughes, W.E.B. Du... more »Bois, Zora Neal Hurston, and Katherine Dunham through his foundation. Julius Rosenwald was president of Sears & Roebuck Company: contributed millions of dollars to the University of Chicago: and established Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.« less