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Gorham Bird will discuss the new ADAH temporary exhibit History Lives On: Preserving Alabama's Rosenwald Schools created by the ADAH and Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design & Construction.
The exhibit details the history and legacy of Rosenwald Schools, from the program’s Tuskegee-based roots to community-driven efforts during segregation to build and sustain the schools, and to ongoing work to preserve the remaining structures. The exhibit is the result of a partnership between the ADAH and Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design & Construction. It grew from Auburn’s recent work to document and digitally preserve some of Alabama’s extant Rosenwald Schools. .
Food for Thought 2024 is sponsored by the Alabama Humanities Alliance and the Friends of the Alabama Archives.