SC had 500 Rosenwald schools for Black children. Nonprofits want to save the 44 that remain.

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 878

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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COLUMBIA — Julius Rosenwald Cobb fondly remembers his time at Chapman Grove School, one of nearly 500 Rosenwald schools in the state, which were once a beacon for Black students.

Cobb, who was named after the schools’ founder, had to walk to school barefoot, sometimes in the rain without a raincoat, while fending off the white drivers trying to run him off the road, but still, “it was nice,” to have somewhere to learn, …

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