Tag Archives: Tuskegee Institute
If Not for the Public Outcry: The Tuskegee Syphilis Project/ Study
Today’s blog was written by Timmia King, undergraduate student at Howard University and spring intern in the Textual Processing Division at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment was conducted from the years 1932 to 1972, … Continue reading
“National Negro Health Week”: 1915 to 1951
Today’s post was written by Tiffany Walker, Archives Technician at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland “National Negro Health Week” began in 1915, in response to disturbing findings by the Tuskegee Institute that highlighted the poor health status of African … Continue reading
Black College Life in the New Deal: A Google Cultural Institute Exhibit
Today’s blog was written by Netisha Currie, Archives Specialist at the National Archives in College Park. In celebration of Black History Month, the Google Cultural Institute has created a channel devoted to Black History and Culture. It features over 80 … Continue reading
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Tagged Clark Atlanta University, Dillard University, education, exhibits, Fisk University, Great Depression, Harmon Foundation, HBCU, Howard University, Netisha Currie, Rutha Beamon, Sharon Culley, Theresa Roy, Tina L. Ligon, Tuskegee Institute, Virginia Union University, Xavier University
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George Washington Carver and the Agricultural Experiment Station at the Tuskegee Institute
Today’s blog was written by Mary Kate Eckles, summer intern at the National Archives at College Park and undergraduate student at St. John’s College George Washington Carver (ca. 1861 or 1864 to January 5, 1943) was one of the United … Continue reading
