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Rosenwald schools, which taught Black kids despite Jim Crow, honored in Virginia exhibit

Photos, histories and items from the schools are showing at Richmond’s Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

Pleasant Plains School in Hertford County, North Carolina: 1920-1950. As photographed in 2018 by Andrew Feiler, who curated the museum's exhibit.
Andrew Feiler
Pleasant Plains School in Hertford County, North Carolina: 1920-1950. As photographed in 2018 by Andrew Feiler, who curated the museum’s exhibit.
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Road trip! An exhibition at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture showcases the legacy of Rosenwald schools, which were built in the South during the era of segregation. A section highlights Virginia schools. On Sept. 5, you can hear and meet the photographer-curator.

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