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- Edwin Rogers Embree: The Julius Rosenwald Fund, Foundation Philanthropy, and American Race Relations
Edwin Rogers Embree: The Julius Rosenwald Fund, Foundation Philanthropy, and American Race Relations
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One of the most influential philanthropists of the early 20th century, Edwin Rogers Embree was the scion of generations of abolitionists andintegrationists. He ably served the Rockefeller Foundation and when Julius Rosenwaldcreated a foundation for his philanthropic activity, he called on Embree to be itshead. The Rosenwald Fund is best known for constructing more than 5, 300 schools forrural black communities in the South. In the 1940s, Embree became more personallyengaged with race relations in the U.S. He chaired Chicago's Commission on RaceRelations, helped create Roosevelt College, and was co-founder of the AmericanCouncil on Race Relations. Late in life, Embree was president of the LiberianFoundation, devoted to improving health and education in Africa's oldestrepublic.
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