Historical Rosenwald School in Fluker, Louisiana

Fluker School
 Fluker, Louisiana

Fluker, Louisiana is were my paternal side of the family lived. Fluker is a small unincorporated town.

My father shared with me how life was for African American people who lived in Fluker, Louisiana.

Fluker, Louisiana was founded by Richard Amacker Kent and named for his father, a Confederated named James Fluker Kent. Fluker was the maiden names of Fluker Kent's mother, was was the daughter of Colonel Robert Fluker, a veteran of New Orleans.

Historic Name Fluker School Current Name Building Plan One-teacher type Building Type School Budget Year 1925-26 Current Address Land (Acreage) 2.00 County Tangipahoa Parish State Louisiana Application # 3-E Total Cost $1800.00 Notes Additional Comments Funding Sources       » Negroes $300.00       » Whites $1,000.00       » Public $100.00       » Rosenwald $400.00
Source: Fisk University Rosenwald Fund Card File Database http://rosenwald.fisk.edu/?module=search.details&set_v=aWQ9MTQzMQ==&school_historic_name=Fluker&school_build_plan=8&school_build_type=1&school_state=LA&button=Search&o=0	2.00
County	Tangipahoa Parish
State	Louisiana
Application #	3-E
Total Cost	$1800.00
Notes
Additional Comments
Funding Sources
» Negroes	$300.00
» Whites	$1,000.00
» Public	$100.00
» Rosenwald	$400.00