Building a Bright Future: Black Communities and Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee

Please join us in welcoming a new travelling exhibit at the Greeneville Greene County History Museum from August 3 - September 24, 2026:

"Building a Bright Future: Black Communities and Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee is a new traveling exhibition based on the AASLH-winning exhibition of the same name that appeared at the Tennessee State Museum from June 16, 2023 - February 25, 2024. 

Created by the Tennessee State Museum in partnership with The John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library at Fisk University, the exhibition traces the history of education for Black Tennesseans from the Reconstruction period, through the development of the Rosenwald program, and into the present day. Consisting of five two-sided panels, it focuses on the the engaging stories of alumni and community members from 16 different Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee. 

About Rosenwald Schools

What are commonly referred to as Rosenwald Schools were the result of an initial…