By 1928, one-third of the South’s rural Black school children and teachers were served by Rosenwald Schools, including this one located in Swannanoa, NC.
However, the Rosenwald School wasn't the initial endeavor to educate African American children in Swannanoa.

Historical records from the March 3, 1899, issue of The Asheville Register reveal the presence of two schools serving Black students in the town, boasting a combined enrollment of 41 students.

The Rosenwald program ended in 1948, by that time, more than 5,000 schools and educational buildings throughout the South had been built.
Many were rendered obsolete by the desegregation of the school system in the 1950s.

Source of photograph and narrative: Swannanoa Valley Museum/Black Mountain, North Carolina.