Building a Bright Future: Black Communities and Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee CCHGA display
Name:
Building a Bright Future: Black Communities and Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee CCHGA display
Date:
November 8, 2025
Event Description:
The Cheatham County Historical & Genealogical Association presents Building a Bright Future: Black Communities and Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee, a traveling exhibition, on display November 8, 2025 through December 9, 2025.
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.
The Cheatham County Museum is located at 835 South Main Street in Ashland City.
The museum is open Tuesday through Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $4.00 for non Cheatham County Historical & Genealogical Association members.
For more information or to arrange a group tour, please call (615) 792-3623 or email cchgaoffice@gmail.com. CCHGA’s website is https://cheathamcountyhistory.weebly.com/
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.
The Cheatham County Museum is located at 835 South Main Street in Ashland City.
The museum is open Tuesday through Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $4.00 for non Cheatham County Historical & Genealogical Association members.
For more information or to arrange a group tour, please call (615) 792-3623 or email cchgaoffice@gmail.com. CCHGA’s website is https://cheathamcountyhistory.weebly.com/
