An e-newsletter from the Tuskegee History Center, sharing past and upcoming events and activities. Share this newsletter with others who may have an interest in our work.
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Click image to listen to an excerpt from an NPR interview where Tom Joyner shares how he began his radio career in Tuskegee.
Photo Courtesy: Chester Higgins
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A Hometown Salute to A Social Justice Champion
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There was a time when Americans gathered around radios at home, eagerly waiting to hear familiar tunes and the news of the day. In African American homes, families tuned in to the ends of the radio dial to hear soulful sounds and news from the local community and around the country.
As the world and technology evolved, so did black people’s habits – listening to local urban radio in the car, while traveling to and from work. There is one familiar radio jingle that over the decades has become a staple in the black community: “Oh, Oh, Oh, It’s the Tom Joyner Morning Show.” Beloved radio host Tom Joyner signs off one last time at the end of the year, closing the chapter to his legendary radio career that has spanned nearly half a century.
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Teachers from Across the Country Deeply Moved by Center Visit
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As part of a program entitled "Stony the Road We Trod: Alabama's Role in the Modern Civil Rights Movement," teachers from across the country visited The Tuskegee History Center this summer. In an article, originally published in The Tuskegee News, many of the teachers expressed their sentiments after the "life-changing" experience. “This is something I’ll remember for the rest of my life,” said Virginia teacher Cydnya Neville.
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Preparing for Isaac Hathaway Archives
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Sculptor, coin designer, entrepreneur, and founding member of the Dept. of Ceramics at Tuskegee Institute, Isaac Hathaway is the focus of the Isaac Hathaway archiving project in progress at the Tuskegee History Center. A collection of papers from Isaac Hathaway, the first African American to design a U.S. coin, will continue to be processed as part of the University of North Carolina's (UNC) Archives Seedling program assisting communities of the Historic Black Towns and Settlements Alliance with archives and oral histories. UNC archivists will return to Tuskegee periodically to continue Hathaway archival processing work.
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From New Zealand to Tuskegee
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International group visits continue at the Tuskegee History Center with teachers from New Zealand stopping by in October to learn about American civil rights history from Atty. Fred Gray. Group leader Roydon Agent continues to return to America to hear the stories from American history makers. Agent makes connections relating the American Civil Rights Movement with parallels to New Zealand minority groups. He commented that hearing stories from history makers, being exposed to recent scholarship and new trends of interpretation made him a more relevant and effective teacher.
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As president of the Tuskegee History Center, also known as the Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural
Center, I had the honor of extending greetings at the dedication ceremony for the Tuskegee Civil Rights & Historic Trail (the Markers) on September 20, 2019. These historic markers located throughout the City of Tuskegee identify persons and events that played major roles in the development of civil rights in the City of Tuskegee and Macon County, Alabama.
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Thank you for supporting the Tuskegee History Center and helping to preserve American history.
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Living History: Freedom Riders Meet, Recount Stories
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Freedom Rider and Tuskegee Resident Bernard Lafayette meets the youngest Freedom Rider, Hezekiah Watkins of Jackson, Mississippi at the Tuskegee History Center. The Freedom Riders met in the Tuskegee History Center's civil rights gallery to recount their experiences from the 1960s. Watkins is the author of the book, "Pushing Hard" and Lafayette is the author of the book, "In Peace and Freedom: My Journey in Selma".
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Mailing Address
P.O. Box 830768
Tuskegee, AL 36083
Phone:
334-724-0800
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