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Title	Dunbar Rosenwald School: classroom interior with shelves
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	2009-08-10
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Dunbar Rosenwald School
Property type	School
National Register Reference	07001196 listed 2007/11/15
Community Name	Loudon, Loudon County, TN
Latitude/Longitude	35.698969,-84.339442
Description	Color photograph of classroom interior showing two tables in left foreground and bookshelves along back wall. The walls are white above blue wood wainscotting.
Historical Notes	The Dunbar Rosenwald School was built circa 1923, with support from the Julius Rosenwald Fund's School Building Program. It is significantly associated with African American elementary public school education from the 1920s to the Civil Rights Movement, and was the county seat's only African American public school. It is also an example of the adaptation of Rosenwald standardized plans to the perceived aesthetic needs and wants of a rural community. Two teachers and a principal worked at Dunbar, covering kindergarten through eighth grade. The school became a place for community events throughout the year.
Collection Name	Rosenwald Schools
Subject-LCSH	African American schools -- Tennessee Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings
Subject-TGM	Schools
Type	Still image
Format	jpeg2000
Genre	Photograph
Extent	Electronic
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Source file	PICT0001