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- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Storer College
- Locations: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
It’s hard to convey the immense effort it took to open, grow and sustain Storer College as an educational institution for African Americans for nearly 90 years. Storer is a heroic story of overcoming seemingly insurmountable problems, and it is a testament to the courage, faith, vision and hard work of its founders, administrators, students, alumni and supporters.
- Locations: Booker T Washington National Monument, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
In 1881, Booker T. Washington arrived in Alabama and started building Tuskegee Institute both in reputation and literally brick by brick. He recruited the best and the brightest to come and teach here including George Washington Carver who arrived in 1896. Carver’s innovations in agriculture, especially with peanuts, expanded Tuskegee’s standing throughout the country. The story continues….
- George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument
- Locations: George Washington Carver National Monument
At George Washington Carver National Monument near Diamond, Missouri, park rangers and naturalists present programs developed around Carver’s struggles, achievements, and enduring legacy in a beautiful park setting.
Last updated: August 24, 2018