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Tuskegee University, one of the largest historically black universities in the United States, is a private university located in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded by Lewis Adams, a former slave, and George W. Campbell, a former slave owner. Adams asked that an educational institution for blacks be established. After Foster won the election, $2,000 (per year) was allocated from the state general budget for such a school to be located in Macon County. It was officially founded on July 4th, 1881, with Booker T. Washington, then a 25-year-old teacher at Hampton Institute in Virginia, as its first principal, a position he maintained until his death in 1915. Tuskegee acquired university status in 1985. Today it offers undergraduate, masters, professional, and doctoral degrees to more than 3,000 students with a strong orientation toward the relationship between education and work force preparation in the sciences, professions and technical areas. It was the first black college to be designated as a Registered National Historic Landmark (1966), and is the only black college to be designated as a National Historic Site.

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Top Auburn - Opelika Hotel Reviews

avid hotel Auburn - University Area by IHG

10/10 Excellent

"Great place! Clean, friendly, great breakfast, fantastic experience!"

Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Opelika

10/10 Excellent

"I really like Microtel for short stays, and this place what everything I expected and needed it to be: clean, quiet, safe, and very close to food, coffee, multiple gas stations, and Kroger. The room was clean, smelled nice, and was well equipped: fridge, microwave, single-serve coffee maker (I used it to make tea), iron, and ironing board. And, for a small room with a queen size bed, it was comfortably set up with a sofa, small work desk with a comfy chair, and awindow seat without being cramped. "