James Haskell Hope Politician
James Haskell Hope (September 22, 1874 - January 18, 1952) was the longest-serving Superintendent of Education in the state of South Carolina, from 1922 until 1945.Friends called him "Bud." In 1925, Hope and his siblings J.J. Hope and Mary Hope Hipp paid for and donated 2 acres (8,100 m2) of land to the Rosenwald Fund. This became the Hope Rosenwald School. James Hope is known for his defending of the rights of African Americans before and during his term in office.
