Shiloh Elementary In Asheville: One Of The Historic Rosenwald Schools

The Shiloh Elementary school served Asheville's African-American community from the 1920's until it graduated its last class in 1969. Shiloh was one of the more than 45-hundred Rosenwald Schools, which were built in the early 20th century to serve African-American students in rural parts of the Southern U.S. There were also Rosenwald Schools in Brevard and Mars Hill. They were created through a partnership of Julius Rosenwald, a white Jewish businessman and philanthropist, and Booker T. Washington, the famed African-American leader and educator. This week, BPR is featuring interviews with students at UNC Asheville who presented at this fall's African-Americans in Western North Carolina & Southern Appalachia Conference. Chris McKoy, a senior at the school, spoke about his research into Shiloh Elementary in Asheville, which included speaking to numerous people who attended the school. Excerpts on interview: Tell us some of the stories that you heard from your interviews with students