Wednesday Apr 4, 2018
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, April 4 12:15 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Museum of the Albemarle 501 South Water Street Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Free admission. Refreshments provided.
(252) 335-1453
Glen Bowman, PhD professor of history at Elizabeth City State University, will discuss Elizabeth City's two Rosenwald schools. Julies Rosenwald was an executive with Sear Roebuck and Company who donated millions of dollars, primarily to education. His contributions helped build more than 800 schools for African Americans in North Carolina alone.