Tuskegee is where Dr. George Washington Carver’s agricultural experiments made Tuskegee Institute the best known black college in America. Tuskegee is also the home of the Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site and the Human & Civil Rights Multi-Cultural Center.
This National Park Service exhibit spotlights the contributions of scientist George Washington Carver. It focuses on his research on peanuts, sweet potatoes, and other Southern crops that revolutionized the agricultural industry.
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This site revisits the heroics of the Tuskegee Airmen, who helped end segregation in the Armed Forces after World War II. The tour begins with at the Visitor’s Center and an opportunity to see historic films that tell the Tuskegee Airmen story. There are also tours (by appointment) of the Hanger #1 Museum that includes replica airplanes like those flown by the airmen.
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These rotating exhibits recognize the contributions of Native Americans, Europeans, and African Americans in the Civil Rights Movement. The center also showcases the African American heroes of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
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