RCTS

The Randolph County Training School Scholarship Foundation (RCTSSF) is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in the State of Alabama in 2005. Headquartered in Roanoke, AL, the foundation was organized to assist graduates of Randolph County Alabama high schools through scholarships awards. The Board of Directors consists of a Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, and other board members... In 1857, the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, ruled that Black Americans were not citizens and had no civil and other rights that could be protected under the constitution of the United States. This egregious legal interpretation was corrected by the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and the Civil War. Following the Civil War, Black Americans were forced into a state of semi-enslavement, a condition that was legalized in the infamous 1896 Plessey vs. Ferguson case. Between 1896 and the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Black..

Also known as: Randolph County Training School, Randolph County Training School Scholarship Foundation, RCTSSF

Primary location: Roanoke United States