Tuskegee Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Macon County, Alabama, United States
About Tuskegee
It has both a positive and a negative role in history. It served as the home of the well-known Tuskegee Institute that was founded by the principled Booker T. Washington, which went on to become the temporary home of such important American figures as George Washington Carver and the Tuskegee Airmen. But it also served as the site of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study that would put a bad light on the US Public Health Service. To a lesser scale, Tuskegee is also known for the work towards addressing voter disenfranchisement, as the Supreme Court ruled in 1960 that a gross instance of gerrymandering in this town that essentially excluded all African Americans from the electorate, even well-educated ones from the Tuskegee Institute/University, was unconstitutional.
Top Attractions in Tuskegee
Explore the best things to see and do in Tuskegee:
- ★George Washington Carver Museum
- ★The Legacy Museum at Tuskegee University
- ★Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
- ★Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural Center
- ★Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
Tuskegee Travel Guide Sections
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