Decade: 1900s

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“Without Distinction of Race, Sex, or Creed”: The General Education Board, 1903-1964

The General Education Board funded activities throughout the American South to improve schools, agricultural practices, and public health.

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Black Education and Rockefeller Philanthropy from the Jim Crow South to the Civil Rights Era

Devoting a vast fortune to the American race problem fell short because of decades of false assumptions and well-intended approaches that failed.

Sour Milk: Preventing Infant Mortality with Public Health

Philanthropy’s role in cleaning up the milk supply prompted better federal food safety protections.

Black and white image of a group of children on a cart that is decorated with them holding signs reading "sleep", "fresh air", "good food" "dirt" and "ignorance".

Photo Essay: The Rockefeller Sanitary Commission and the American South

Battling hookworm on rural farms laid the groundwork for a global public health system.