The following books from the Library's collections examine the history of the Rosenwald schools and libraries, and the African American communities, philanthropists, and educators instrumental in the development and funding of these institutions throughout the south. The bibliography contains a selection of books for both general readers and younger readers.
The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
The African American Struggle for Library Equality: The Untold Story of the Julius Rosenwald Fund Library Program by 
Booker T. Washington: The Making of a Black Leader, 1856-1901 by Booker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee, 1901-1915 by Booker T. Washington Papers by 
The Brevard Rosenwald School: Black Education and Community Building in a Southern Appalachian Town [in North Carolina], 1920-1966 by The Education of a Generation: The Rosenwald Schools and Other African-American Schools in Edgecombe County: A Preliminary History by 
The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935 by 
Frank Lloyd Wright by High School Library Service in Tennessee Rosenwald Demonstration Units by Historical Reflections on African American Tarboro by Investment in People; the Story of the Julius Rosenwald Fund by 
Julius Rosenwald: The Man Who Built Sears, Roebuck and Advanced the Cause of Black Education in the American South by Rosenwald School Day Program, March, 1929 by Rosenwald School Day Program, March 4, 1932 by Rosenwald Schools in Kentucky, 1917-1932 by 
The Rosenwald Schools of the American South by A School in Every County: The Partnership of Jewish Philanthropist Julius Rosenwald & American Black Communities by 
Schools of Hope: How Julius Rosenwald Helped Change African American Education by 
You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South by Booker T. Washington, Educator of Hand, Head, and Heart by The subscription resource marked with a padlock 
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