Residents of Pelzer, South Carolina, have spent nearly a decade fighting to reclaim the land where the historic Chapman Grove School once stood.
According to Fox Carolina, residents of Pelzer, South Carolina, have spent nearly a decade fighting to reclaim the land where the historic Chapman Grove School once stood. Named after local Black professor John Chapman, the Rosenwald School has long been in disrepair—but now, the community has successfully regained control of the property.
Rosenwald Schools were a network of over 5,000 schools, shops, and teacher homes built primarily for African-American children in the South during the early 20th century…