The Elmore Bolling Foundation has recently undertaken as a major project Operation
Rescue: 19th Century Lowndesboro School Restoration. The Lowndesboro School
was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on May 19, 2011. The
school is one of the few remaining nineteenth century schools built for African American
children. The two-room school is located in the historic antebellum village of
Lowndesboro, Alabama. The school has been recognized by Alabama Historical
Commission’s Executive Director, Frank White as “a historical gem which must be
preserved so that future generations will understand its important historical and
educational significance.” Lowndesboro School is 200 yards from the historic CME
Church which has the dome from the Alabama State Capitol when the Capitol was in
Cahaba. The church is listed on the Alabama and National Registers of Landmarks and
Heritage.
Donations are appreciated to this preservation and restoration project.