James Haskell Hope

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office = 10th South Carolina Superintendent of Education
term_start = 1922
term_end = 1945
predecessor = John E. Swearwingen
successor = Jesse T Anderson
party = Democratic
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birth_date =Sept. 22 1874
birth_place =Hope Station, Pomaria, South Carolina, USA
death_date =18 Jan 1952 Columbia, South Carolina
party =Democratic
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James Haskell Hope (September 22, 1894 - January 18, 1952) was the longest serving Superintendent of Education in the state of South Carolina (1922-1945).

Friends called him "Bud". In 1925, Mr. Bud Hope paid for and donated two acres of land to the Rosenwald Fund. This became the Hope School. 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.

Colleges and clubs

*Two-year program at Clemson Agricultural College
*Masters Degree at Newberry College
*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.

See also

*Hope School
*Rosenwald Fund

External links

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