In many ways the story is the same as yesterday’s visit to the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, physically a short drive apart, Black Americans heavily discriminated against creating remarkable achievements against difficult odds and often at great risk. The story of both the Tuskegee Institute under the guidance of Booker T. Washington and the personal story of George Washington Carver are told at this National Park unit, but not told as well as they deserve. I did read that the museum is under renovation and that was sorely needed. But the whole site is a joint project of Tuskegee Institute and the NPS but clearly funding is an issue here and maintenance is needed as well as modernization. This reality ought not keep you from a visit to learn more and honor two remarkable men and their great achievements in education, agriculture, health and medicine, just some of the areas where they helped change lives. Link to the NPS site: https://www.nps.gov/tuin/index.htm

Captions are not working correctly, so, photo two is a shot of the current campus, three is a Mobile Classroom or school. GWC knew most of those who needed information on how to raise better crops, healthier foods and provide better lives for their families could not make the trip to Tuskegee so he went to them. Ahead of his time! Photo four is “The Oaks” the home of Booker T. Washington.

Museum at Tuskegee is dedicated to George Washington Carver