Statement of Significance (as of designation - June 23, 1965):
Perhaps the best-known Black university in the country, Tuskegee was founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), a man who had been born and reared a slave. With a curriculum designed to provide industrial and vocational education for Blacks, Tuskegee became the core and symbol of its founder's efforts to ameliorate the economic conditions of the African-American and improve his way of life. Tuskegee is most noted for its contributions in the field of agricultural research; in 1896, Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943) became head of its Agriculture Department.

Condition:
The National Park Service preserves the airfield, historic hangar and other buildngs at Moton Field, where the Tuskegee Airmen received their initial flight training during World War II.