The university celebrates 114 years at the second oldest HBCU in Alabama.
The fourth of July holds another special meaning in American history besides Independence Day. The day is also the 114th anniversary of Tuskegee University, the second oldest HBCU in Alabama.
Founded on July 4, 1881, the establishment held name of the Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers. The initial vision of Lewis Adams, famously spearheaded by Booker T. Washington, resulted in Washington leading the school within a church…