Posts Tagged ‘Tuskegee Institute’
History: Rare Footage Of Famed Scientist George Washington Carver (Video)
November 19, 2019
Fascinating!
My Grandpa (T. C. Cottrell) actually knew Dr. Carver. In fact, he gave Grandpa several of hair tonic treatments… right there on the Tuskegee Institute (way before it became Tuskegee University) campus back, back in the day! A bit of Carver & Cottrell history for you.
Now, I have been to the Museum several times. I even worked as a student research assistant for the Carver Foundation on Campus over several summers back in my teen years. But this footage, showing a bit of the LEGENDARY scientist/inventor as he lived, gives me chills… and swells of pride.
After all, I am Tuskegee, through and through. And so is this!
Originally shared on the US National archives website, this appears to be some of the only surviving color footage of famed inventor George Washington Carver (1860s-1943). Photographed here in and around his home at Tuskegee University by Dr. Cornelius Allen Alexander.
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READ: LEGACY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER (IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY)
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Tags: 1937, Alabama, Cornelius Allen Alexander, Dr. Cornelius Allen Alexander, Dr. George Washington Carver, George Washington Carver, Rare Color Footage from 1937, Rare Footage, reel black, reelblack, Silent, Silent Film, Tuskegee, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee University | 
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ESPN President John Skipper Speaks At The Tuskegee University Commencement And…
May 15, 2017
…it was a CELEBRATION! Strike up the band… the best band in the land, the Tuskegee University Golden Virtuosos!!
Wow. I have a LOT of family and friends who are Tuskegee Institute and Tuskegee University alumni. I may well have attended myself, but The University Of Alabama ended up being the best option (financially, mainly) for continuing my education post-high school. However, anyone who grew up in ‘Skegee can tell you that TU and the town that surrounds it are bound in many ways; especially on Football Saturdays (Homecoming Weekend = Off The Meter!) and special commemorations. So, I may not be a TU alum, but I am a true Tuskegeean (46!)… and trust me, that is way past close enough for me join in celebrating this.
See more footage and some of what students and Presidents Skipper and Johnson had to say on this occasion after the jump.
(Wonder if any of this made SportsCenter over the weekend? Best bet for worthy coverage is ESPN’s ‘The Six’ with Jemele Hill and Michael Smith.)
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Posted in Education, EVENTS, Human Interest, Performance, Videos | Tags: Ball & Parlay, Ball And Parlay, Brian Johnson, Commencement, Commencement Address, Commencement Ceremony, ESPN, Golden Virtuosos, graduation, graduation speech, John Skipper, Marching Band, TU, Tuskegee, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee University | No Comments »
