The Historical Commission
Working to preserve, protect and promote Darlington County's rich history.
Category: 1930
SPOTLIGHT ON: Rosenwald Consolidated School/Rosenwald High School
The Julius Rosenwald Fund was established in 1915 to provide grants to African Americans for school construction. Rosenwald, the president of the Sears Roebuck Company, worked closely with Tuskeegee Institute in Alabama to develop the program.