The Tuskegee Institute was officially opened on July 4, 1881. Its head and only teacher at the time was Booker T. Washington. General Samuel C. Armstrong, head of the Hampton Institute, where Washington formerly taught, recommended him to establish the school to two Alabama men interested in creating the institute - George W. Campbell (a white man and ex-slaveholder) and Lewis Adams (a black man and ex-slave).
On the opening day, thirty students reported to Tuskegee for admission.
The Tuskegee Institute, now known as Tuskegee University is located in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington.
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The Tuskegee Institute, now known as Tuskegee University is located in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington.
Max Bennett Thrasher has written: 'Tuskegee' -- subject(s): Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
The leader Booker T. Washington turned the Tuskegee institute into a model school.
The leader Booker T. Washington turned the Tuskegee institute into a model school.
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Booker t Washington attended the Hampton institute, an industrial school for black in Alabama.
The Tuskegee Institute (originally called the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute and now called Tuskegee University), was originally a teachers' college for African Americans. Today it is a private, historically black university and a National Historic Landmark.