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NPCA’s Park Talk series Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Julius Rosenwald
June 30, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm UTC-5
NPCA’s Park Talk series is a way for park advocates to stay informed and engaged in the most important issues facing America’s national parks.
Join us on June 30 for a special discussion on the campaign to create a multi-site national park celebrating the life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald. Rosenwald was the son of German Jewish immigrants who partnered with African American communities across the South to build school houses for children who otherwise would have had extremely limited access to the public education to which they were entitled. Rosenwald believed in investing in people; those investments are still paying dividends. His story is especially relevant at this critical time.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 30, 2:00pm ET
WHERE: Zoom link provided when you RSVP
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Alan Spears, NPCA’s Senior Director of Cultural Resources
Dorothy Canter, President, Campaign to Establish the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park
Robert Stanton, Former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior
Stephanie Deutsch, Author of “You Need a Schoolhouse, Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South”
