Weather: PM showers 67/83F
Route: 105 miles from Andersonville on GA-26W and US-80W
Nicknames: Thou Pride of the Swift Growing South
History: In 1881, 25 year-old Booker T. Washington was named the head of the new Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers. Born into slavery himself - he developed the school into the Tuskegee Institute. He gained financial support of many philanthropists from around the United States and built the school into one of the major centers for African-American higher education. Their most famous faculty member was George Washington Carver, who made advances in agriculture. The town was also the home of the Tuskegee Airmen - the first squadron of African-American pilots in World War II.
Further Reading:
Homan, Lynn and Reilly, Thomas. The Tuskegee Airmen Story.
Vella, Christina. George Washington Carver: A Life.
Washington, Booker T. Up From Slavery.
Websites: Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site - National Park Service, Tuskegee University.
Photos:
George Washington Carver Museum (from npplan.com)
Tompkins Hall (from nps.gov)
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