NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Lori Meads, Educator
Release Date: Immediate
(252) 335-1453
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Date: February 22, 2014
"CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND YOU"
The Story of Rosenwald Schools in Hertford County, NC.
In
August of 2011, Hurricane Irene severely damaged the roof of the school,
leaving much of the interior exposed to the elements. Members of Mill Neck Missionary Baptist
Church, to whom the
school belongs, were at a crossroads.
Should they tear down the 1927 structure or should they find a way to
achieve their dream of turning it into a community center? The elderly and dwindling African American
population of the church drew upon the past to help them make the right
decision for the future. Because Hertford County has one of the nation's highest
poverty rates, people's priorities here are putting gas in the tank and food on
the table. Would the community be able
to overcome this and other hardships to achieve their dream of turning the
crumbling building into an agricultural museum and rural education center? "Children Go Where I Send You"
captures Mill Neck members, historians, and others on their journey to save
this historic school.
Hertford County
Public School students assisted in
every phase of this documentary project from researching, to interviewing, to
filming, and editing. The video also
includes information about Hertford
County's other nine
Rosenwald schools, four of which remain standing today. In 2002, the National Trust for Historic
Preservation added Rosenwald Schools to its list of Most Endangered Historic
Places. The goal of "Children Go
Where I Send You" is to help preserve our precious African American
history for future generations before it is too late.
Free
Program
For
More Information Call 252-335-1453
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