When
Booker T. Washington saw a need for black education during the post-Reconstruction
era, he met it. At only 25 years of age, he founded the Tuskegee Normal
and Industrial Institute in 1881. Washington worked tirelessly to
gain the support of others needed to make his dream that began in
a run-down church blossom into a campus that within a decade had earned
a predominant place in the field of Black education.
One of the prime objectives for the institute was
for students to take their agricultural and industrial learning back
into the community and improve conditions for even larger numbers
of Blacks. The school incorporated hands-on learning in a highly effective
way, while building up the campus. Washington's methods made education
and self-sufficiency a way of life. Every activity was an opportunity
to learn. Practical problem solving was a key aspect of even academic
studies.
Tuskegee gained respect and support from all parts of the country
and was the beneficiary of such notable donors as John D. Rockefeller
and Andrew Carnegie. Booker T. Washington's vision attracted George
Washington Carver, among others, who dedicated the rest of his life
to teaching and to the improvement of agriculture and food production
through his scientific research and contributions. The George Washington
Carver Museum shows the many accomplishments of this interesting man.
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Carver
experimented with many things, anything that could help the local farmer
make a living. He made dozens of pigments from soil and plants and encouraged
locals to paint their homes in appealing color schemes to lift their spirits.
He also created ways of weaving and crocheting found fibers into works
of art to beautify humble homes. 
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