Professor C.L. Timberlake
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Professor C. L. Timberlake (1885-1979)- Worked lifetime to improve black
educational opportunities. Wrote first position paper published by black Ky. educator in 1914. Won citation by National Urban League for outstanding achievement in education, 1949. Served as first black educator on Ky. Textbook
Commission, 1950. Lived here after he retired.
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Rosenwald High School- Here, Professor C. L. Timberlake established first high school in city for blacks. Rosenwald High School opened in 1932; operated until 1966. Rosenwald Foundation funded its construction. In 1936,
basketball team won National Negro tournament. Educators included Whitney Young, Jr., Pearl Arnett, & Caldwell Smith, Sr.
Dedicated May 19, 2012.
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