Schools of Hope: How Julius Rosenwald Helped Change African American Education
Author: Finkelstein, Norman H.
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.9
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
11759
Points per Word
0.00017
Page Count
80
Points per Page
0.025
Description
Booker T. Washington, the famed African American educator, asked Julius Rosenwald, the wealthy president of Sears, Roebuck and Company and noted philanthropist, to help him build well-designed and fully equipped schools for black children.