A historic photo of students at a Rosenwald School. The schools educated generations of Black Americans, including prominent graduates like the late John Lewis and poet Maya Angelou.
Mandatory Credit: National Trust for Historic Preservation
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Rosenwald Schools educated generations of Black Americans. Now, graduates are fighting to preserve their legacy.
Maudy Adkinson Johnson remembers walking across cow fields and busy roads as a child to get to her one-room schoolhouse in Spring Hill, Tennessee.