Rosenwald

The Rosenwald Schools by Aviva Kempner is a documentary about how Chicago philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, the son of an immigrant peddler who rose to head Sears, partnered with Booker T. Washington to build 5,400 Southern schools in African American communities in the early 1900s during the Jim Crow era.

Release Date

April 19, 2015

Status

Released

Original Title

Rosenwald

Runtime

1h 40min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

Ciesla Foundation