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A little-remembered Gilded Age millionaire helped make milk safe for American kids through his ‘retail giving’

The 1844 edition of the widely used schoolbook written by William H. McGuffey, “Newly Revised Eclectic Fourth Reader,” includes a dialogue about the difference between “true and false philanthropy”:

The Conversation

Foundations can outlive their charitable missions – and that’s a problem

Bill Gates, Jensen Huang and many of today’s tech titans have two things in common with Gilded Age robber barons like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. After playing a role in propelling the U.S. economy to new heights, they established massive foundations. The foundations are usually designed to last…

The Conversation

America’s first social philanthropist: The secret story of 5,000 schools and a generosity second to none

During segregation, African Americans faced inadequate education. Businessman Julius Rosenwald partnered with Booker T. Washington and local communities to build over 5,000 schools. This initiative, funded by matching grants and community contributions, provided vital educational spaces. These schools became community hubs, fostering literacy and self-respect. Though many are gone, their…

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Rosenwald Schools helped educate Black students in segregated South. Could a national park follow?

In a small South Carolina town, a community is getting ready to show off a little-remembered part of the history of the segregated South

The Independent UK

Ira Winderman: Of the NBA, Kyrie, hate and hope while walking in Memphis

At the time, as I entered the temporary exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, there was little idea how the moment, by turning to the room to the left, would so tie in with the reason I was in Memphis, Tenn.

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