Stephanie Deutsch Lecture and Book Signing at Booker T. Washington National Monument: You Need a Schoolhouse, Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South
Hardy, VA - Writer and critic Stephanie Deutsch will present the fascinating story of the meeting of two extraordinary men: Booker T. Washington, the founder and principal of Tuskegee Institute, and Julius Rosenwald, the president of Sears, Roebuck and Company and how they formed a partnership that would profoundly affect African American communities across the South in the era leading up to the civil rights movement.
The illustrated lecture will begin in the auditorium of the Booker T. Washington National Monument visitor center at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2012 and will be followed by a reception and book signing of Stephanie Deutsch's recently published book, You Need a Schoolhouse, Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South.
Stephanie Deutsch lives in Washington, D.C. and has written for the New York Times , the Weekly Standard , the Millions blog, the Washington Times , and neighborhood newspapers. She edited and wrote the introduction to Capitol Hill: Beyond the Monuments , a book of photographs published in 1996 by the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. She was recently the keynote speaker at The Life and Legacies of Booker T. Washington Research Symposium and Teacher's Workshop at Virginia Tech on November 8, 2011. This event was a successful collaboration between VA Tech, Christiansburg Institute, and Booker T. Washington National Monument.
Booker T. Washington National Monument is one of 397 units of the National Park Service, the agency entrusted with the care of our nation's natural and cultural treasures. The park is located 16 miles northeast of Rocky Mount, VA via VA 122; 25 miles southeast of Roanoke, VA via U.S. 220 and VA 122; and 45 miles southwest of Lynchburg, VA via U.S. 460 and VA 122. The park is open seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission, parking, and all programs are free. Also, find us on facebook by searching for Booker T. Washington National Monument. Any questions, contact Timothy Sims at: (540)721-2094
