The Rosenwald Schools of Florida
January 8, 2:30-3:30 pm
Presented by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
Sarasota Art Museum, Ringling College Museum Campus, 1001 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
$15 (plus $25 OLLI membership required) | 941-309-5111 • olliringlingcollege.org
Join award-winning Sarasota author Liz Coursen for this lecture in celebration of Florida Jewish History month. In this engaging and fast-paced program, Liz will tell the exciting story of how the successful inter-racial and inter-religious collaboration between Chicago philanthropist and CEO of Sears Roebuck Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington, principal of the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, set the stage for the modern-day Civil Rights Movement.