found: Encyclopedia of Alabama, viewed online, Aug. 12, 2013(Known as the "mother of Black Lutheranism in central Alabama" and a strong advocate of education for rural children, Rosa Young (1890-1971) was instrumental in founding and promoting the development of Lutheran schools and congregations in Alabama's Black Belt. Rosa Jinsey Young was born on May 14, 1890, in the rural community of Rosebud in Wilcox County. She was the fourth of 10 children born to Grant Young, who was an African American Episcopal minister and his wife, Nancy. According to her autobiography, Light in the Dark Belt, Young always had a desire to learn and consequently to teach. She died on June 30, 1971, and was buried near Christ Lutheran Church in Rosebud)
