Tuskegee
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Once freed from slavery, Washington toiled in coal mines, worked as a janitor in exchange for formal education and became a great American orator and leader of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025
They also told the life stories of members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the country's first black military airmen.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025
It actually pictured Booker T. Washington, the business leader and founding president of the college that became Tuskegee University.
From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024
Brewer’s father did not see combat during his service, but settled in Tuskegee, Ala., for his studies.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2023
In just a few months, a staff of six black scientists and technicians built a factory at Tuskegee unlike any seen before.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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