The wire transfer that forced Spelman to drop a Rockefeller name
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A wire transfer to Spelman exposes a Rockefeller name and forces reckoning. How do you fall from that high?The wire transfer that forced Spelman to drop a Rockefeller nameIn this episode, we trace Spelman's rise from an 1881 church-basement classroom funded by a $100 donation to a century of growth that made it a college. We follow the choices, donors, and leaders who stitched the institution together and ask what happens when one gift threatens that legacy.Person: Sophia PackardPerson: Harriet GilesPerson: John D. RockefellerDate: April 11, 1881Location: Atlanta- Eleven women sat in a church basement with $100 and a fifteen-subject syllabus that launched the school.- Local Black community support, volunteers, and small donations expanded enrollment to 80 students by the end of the first term.- By April 1884 Rockefeller visited a school already serving 600 students and cleared the property debt on a nine-acre site.- The school was renamed Spelman Seminary in 1884 and awarded its first college degrees in 1901 after decades of steady growth.- Over forty-three years the institution accumulated buildings, faculty, and status before becoming Spelman College in 1924.Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7317502© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected].
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