Tuskegee, AL

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Tuskegee, AL

CITY

Population:
11846 (2000 census)

County:
Macon County

SCHOOLS

School Founded

Tuskegee Institute 1881

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Tom Joyner Radio Personality 23-Nov-1949 The Tom Joyner Morning Show

Rosa Parks Activist 4-Feb-1913 24-Oct-2005 Wouldn't sit in the back of the bus

Lionel Richie Singer/Songwriter 20-Jun-1949 All Night Long, former Commodore

Robin Roberts TV Personality 23-Nov-1960 Good Morning America

Sequoyah Linguist c. 1770 Aug-1843 Put the Cherokee language on paper

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

George Washington Carver Botanist c. 1860 5-Jan-1943 Crop rotation and peanut butter

Booker T. Washington Educator 5-Apr-1856 14-Nov-1915 Founder, Tuskegee Institute

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