Tuskegee is a city in Macon County, Alabama. Tuskegee has been the site of major African-American achievements for more than 100 years. It is where, in 1881, Lewis Adams founded the Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers, which later became Tuskegee Institute and then Tuskegee University, with the mission of educating a newly freed people for self-sufficiency, and was the birthplace of Rosa Louise Parks in 1913.One of the most famous teachers at Tuskegee was George Washington Carver. Tuskegee and Tuskegee Institute were also home to the famed Tuskegee Airmen. It is known as the home of Tuskegee University, "The Pride of the Swift Growing South
Tuskegee is a city in Macon County, Alabama. Tuskegee has been the site of major African-American achievements for more than 100 years. It is where, in 1881, Lewis Adams founded the Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers, which later became Tuskegee Institute and then Tuskegee University, with the mission of educating a newly freed people for self-sufficiency, and was the birthplace of Rosa Louise Parks in 1913.One of the most famous teachers at Tuskegee was George Washington Carver. Tuskegee and Tuskegee Institute were also home to the famed Tuskegee Airmen. It is known as the home of Tuskegee University, "The Pride of the Swift Growing South