Tuskegee University is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded on July 4th in 1881 by the Alabama Legislature. The campus was designated as the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site by the National Park Service in 1974. The university has been home to a number of important African American figures, in…
Tuskegee University is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded on July 4th in 1881 by the Alabama Legislature. The campus was designated as the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site by the National Park Service in 1974. The university has been home to a number of important African American figures, including founder and first principal/president Booker T. Washington, scientist George Washington Carver and World War II's Tuskegee Airmen.
Former names: Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers (1881–1891) · Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (1891–1937) · Tuskegee Institute (1937–1985)
Motto: Scientia Principatus Opera
Motto in English: Knowledge, Leadership, Service
Type: Private historically black land-grant university
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