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Charles Poe

The greatest philanthropist you never heard of, he helped create over 5,000 schools in the Jim Crow South for Black youth. He deserves a park!

This is not yet a national historical park, but it should be! A campaign is underway to recognize Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools as a National Historical Park. The son of German-Jewish immigrants, Julius Rosenwald was the business genius behind Sears, Roebuck & Co., the Amazon of its day in the early 20th century. When he became rich beyond his dreams, Rosenwald teamed up first with Tuskegee Institute founder Booker T. Washington and then with local African American communities to build schools for their kids throughout the Jim Crow South. Over three decades, nearly 5,000 schools were built across 15 states, educating a third of Black children in the South - giving a head start to luminaries like Congressman John Lewis, writer Maya Angelou and Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson. Rosenwald also founded a fellowship program that awarded grants to a who's-who of Black achievers from Nobel Prize winner Ralph Bunche to singer Marian Anderson. For more information about the campaign, visit rosenwaldpark.org

Julius Rosenwald Schools NHP

Campaign: Let's Honor Julius Rosenwald

The World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, is brimming with stories - if you know where to look...

The World War II Memorial is located in Washington, D.C. and consists of 56 pillars, representing the states and territories of the United States at the time of World War II, as well as a pair of small triumphal arches for the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. The memorial surrounds an oval plaza and fountain, and replaces the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the eastern end of the Reflecting Pool, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.

World War II Memorial

WWII Memorial: An Augmented Reality Tour

A training ground for the legendary 10th Mountain Division, Camp Hale is a rugged, newly designated national monument that's a blast to explore.

The first national monument designated by President Joe Biden in October 2022, Camp Hale was the World War II training ground of the US Army's 10th Mountain Division. A large, open valley with easy access to features for rock climbing, skiing and other winter warfare training, Camp Hale once held more than 1,000 buildings and hosted around 15,000 troops. The monument encompasses more than 53,800 acres and includes the Tenmile Range, a popular area for hikers and rock climbers. Visitors beware - there is still some live ordinance lurking in the area.

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