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Stephanie Deutsch is a writer and critic living in Washington, DC, USA. She has written for The New York Times, The Weekly Standard, The Millions blog and various neighborhood newspapers.
"Fascinating . . . In telling the story of the schools that
Rosenwald and Washington created, Deutsch includes poignant
vignettes about some future black leaders (such as Representative
John Lewis) who received their earliest education in them."
--Weekly Standard "Without agreeing with every Washington
pronouncement and every [Booker T.] Washington action, Deutsch
portrays him as the courageous, remarkable person he was."
--Chicago Sun-Times "At a time when we are hearing a great deal
about racial division, it is important to remember the important
collaboration one hundred years ago of Booker T. Washington, the
founder of Tuskegee Institute, and Julius Rosenwald, the president
of Sears, Roebuck and Company . . . In the book You Need a
Schoolhouse, Stephanie Deutsch offers a fascinating look into the
partnership that would bring thousands of schoolhouses to African
American communities in the rural South . . . Deutsch has provided
a notable service in making this story available to a new
generation of Americans." --ISSUES
"A moving, inspirational story about an important link in the
historical chain that led to the civil-rights movement and a new,
more truly democratic chapter in American history." --Kirkus
Reviews
"An engaging tribute to two extraordinary men and the impact of
their partnership on education in the South." --Booklist
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