Partially as a response to chronic underfunding of education for African Americans in the South, the Rosenwald Fund began funding the construction of what came to be known as Rosenwald Schools.
pˈɑːɹʃəli æz ɐ ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə kɹˈɑːnɪk ˌʌndɚfˈʌndɪŋ ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz ɪnðə sˈaʊθ, ðə ɹˈoʊzənwəld fˈʌnd bɪɡˈæn fˈʌndɪŋ ðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv wʌt kˈeɪm təbi nˈoʊn æz ɹˈoʊzənwəld skˈuːlz.