James Haskell Hope was the longest-serving Superintendent of Education in the state of South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

, from 1922 until 1945.

Friends called him "Bud." In 1925, Hope and his siblings J.J. Hope and Mary Hope Hipp paid for and donated 2 acres (8,093.7 m²) of land to the Rosenwald Fund

Rosenwald Fund

The Rosenwald Fund was established in 1917 by Julius Rosenwald and his family for "the well-being of mankind."...

. This became the Hope Rosenwald School

Hope Rosenwald School

The Hope Rosenwald School, also known as Hope School, is a former school at 1971 Hope Station Road near Pomaria, South Carolina. As a Rosenwald School, it served rural African-American children in the early 20th century.-History:...

. James Hope is known for his defending of the rights of African Americans before and during his term in office.

Hope Station

James Haskell Hope was born in Hope Station, the tract of land that Hope's German ancestor had built and maintained. It was called Hope Station because of the local train station called by the same name. Hope Station began as a stopping point on the old Greenville and Columbia Railroad, built around 1850. The line also included stops in Peak, Pomaria, Prosperity, Newberry and Silverstreet.

Colleges and clubs

• Class of 1896 Clemson Agricultural College
  Clemson University
  Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
  
  
• Masters Degree at Newberry College
  Newberry College
  Newberry College is a liberal-arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located on a historic campus in Newberry, South Carolina.The college has 1,025 students and a 19:1 student-teacher ratio...
  
  
• Free Masons
• Wardlaw Club
• Democratic Club

Superintendent of Education

Hope was elected to be the South Carolina Superintendent of Education in 1922. During Hope's reign, African-Americans were awarded high school diplomas for the very first time. Also, a teacher retirement plan was created, an attendance law passed, and the 12th grade introduced in South Carolina. James Haskell Hope was a member of the Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States)

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External links

• South Carolina Department of Education(James Haskell Hope) Website
• http://ed.sc.gov/agency/superintendent/former/hope/james_hope.html