The Rosenwald Centennial Project

An Oasis of Education, 1921
100 years ago, a public school education was a dream for most black Texas children… until the Julius Rosenwald Fund.
The Rosenwald Centennial Project
100 years ago, a public school education was a dream for most black Texas children… until the Julius Rosenwald Fund.
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A chronology of Huntsville's Rosenwald School #1, its creation, funding, founders, alumni and generational caregivers.
The Julius Rosenwald Fund and its impact on the children and families of a close-knit community north of Huntsville, TX,
The story ofJohn Wesley Wilson & Amarintha Kittrell Wilson: their purchase of 2 acres to create this small rural Rosenwald School in Walker County. How it galvanized and empowered an underserved community ...causing the road leading to it from town to bear its name
Motown, Blues, Jazz & Country!
‘’OLD SCHOOL MUSIC ON THE OLD ROSENWALD SCHOOL GROUNDS ON APRIL 22!“
TIME: 3-8pm ...LOCATION: 639 Rosenwall Road, Huntsville TX 77340
Schools, Community Groups, Bands, Musicians, churches, sororities/fraternities, food trucks, jam/preserve-makers, merchandise, non-profit, arts/crafts, artisans and environmentally conscious vendors are invited to join us on Rosenwald School grounds for a family-friendly, fun afternoon!
(Vendor Booths: $50 & $75)
Professor Samuel W. Houston (1864-1945) was John Wesley Wilson’s cousin. Prof. Houston built several Huntsville educational institutions ..some with Rosenwald Fund assistance. See more at the Samuel Walker Museum's page here.
The goal of the festival is to raise money for The Samuel W. Houston Museum, (NPO# 73-1720777) …and to restore the 130 yr old Kittrell Wilson Cemetery access road and grounds where the school's founders (and many of the alumni and caregivers) are buried.
African Proverb
HOW IT ALL BEGAN... In 1921, college instructor John Wesley Wilson and his wife Amarintha Kittrell Wilson transferred 2 acres of land (639 Rosenwall Road, Huntsville TX 77340) to the Huntsville Texas Independent School District so primary-age children of color in Huntsville Texas could get a quality education...
The Impact of Rosenwald schools on education and how they changed the lives of Black Americans
A short documentary on the life of Julius Rosenwald and his impact on America and underserved populations.
The Rosenwald Centennial Project is a WisemanCompany.com Legacy Production. Proceeds from this site benefit projects of the SAMUEL W. HOUSTON MUSEUM and renovate the access road and graves of the Rosenwald School Founders, Caregivers and Alumni buried behind the school in the KITTRELL-WILSON Cemetary.
OUR SPONSORS: H-E-B, Gingartum Root Juice, Texas Coffee News, The Houston Sun, The Houston Informer Foundation, Dr. Winnie King, KCOH-AM, KHVL-104.9, Yummy Yummy Mongolian Grill, The Granary, ButlerWiseman, Sam’s Table Restaurant, American Flip Factory, MoShows.com, The Wiseman Company, Dr. & Mrs. KG Belle, Judith Groudine Finkel, Michelle Paschall, The Fusilier, Kittrell, Vann and Wilson Families ...& more...
(as of Apr 19, 2022)
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