Julius Rosenwald the man who built Sears, Roebuck and advanced the cause of Black education in the American South / Peter M. Ascoli.

Author/creator Ascoli, Peter Max, 1942-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 453 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932.
Sears, Roebuck and Company--History.
Businesspeople--United States. --Biography.
Jewish businesspeople--United States. --Biography.
Philanthropists--United States. --Biography.
African Americans--Education. --Southern States.

SeriesPhilanthropic and nonprofit studies
Contents Youth and first business ventures, 1862-1895 -- Early Sears years, 1895-1908 -- Blacks, politics, and philanthropy, 1908-1912 -- Black schools, political attacks, and the profit sharing plan, 1912-1916 -- World War I, 1916-1918 -- The rescue of Sears and the consolidation of philanthropic endeavors, 1919-1924 -- New philanthropic ventures, 1924-1928 -- The Julius Rosenwald Fund, Hoover, and the Depression, 1928-1930 -- Final year and postmortem, 1931-1949 -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [441]-444) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005030411
ISBN0253347416 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780253347411 (cloth : alk. paper)

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