Tuskegee, Alabama, United States

E70707

city county seat

Tuskegee, Alabama, United States, is a historically significant Southern city known for its prominent role in African American history, including the Tuskegee Institute and the Tuskegee Airmen.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Tuskegee, Alabama	26
Tuskegee, Alabama, United States canonical	10
Tuskegee	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ county seat ⓘ
areaCode	334 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Macon County, Alabama ⓘ
demographicCharacteristic	majority African American population ⓘ
distanceTo	approximately 20 miles west of Auburn, Alabama ⓘ approximately 40 miles east of Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ
foundedAs	settlement in early 19th century ⓘ
governingBody	Tuskegee City Council ⓘ
governmentType	mayor–council government ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage	strong association with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution	Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center ⓘ surface form: Tuskegee History Center
hasEducationalInstitution	Tuskegee University ⓘ
hasFormerName	Tuskegee University ⓘ surface form: Tuskegee Institute (for the university)
hasHeritageDesignation	Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site ⓘ surface form: National Historic Site (area including Tuskegee Institute and Tuskegee Airmen sites)
hasHistoricRole	center of Black higher education in the United States ⓘ center of agricultural research for African American farmers ⓘ site of early civil rights organizing in Alabama ⓘ
hasLandmark	Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site ⓘ surface form: Booker T. Washington’s home (The Oaks) Moton Field ⓘ Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site ⓘ Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center ⓘ Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site ⓘ surface form: Tuskegee University Historic District
hasNotablePerson	Booker T. Washington ⓘ George Washington Carver ⓘ Lionel Richie ⓘ surface form: Lionel Richie (born in Tuskegee) Ralph Ellison ⓘ surface form: Ralph Ellison (lived and studied in Tuskegee) Rosa Parks ⓘ surface form: Rosa Parks (born in Tuskegee) Tom Joyner (radio host, Tuskegee native) ⓘ
hasTransportation	Moton Field Municipal Airport ⓘ
incorporatedAs	city ⓘ
isCountySeatOf	Macon County, Alabama ⓘ
knownFor	Tuskegee Airmen ⓘ Tuskegee University ⓘ surface form: Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee syphilis study ⓘ role in African American history ⓘ
locatedIn	Macon County, Alabama ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Southern United States ⓘ surface form: American South Alabama Black Belt region ⓘ surface form: Black Belt region of Alabama
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
namedAfter	Tuskegee people ⓘ
nearHighway	Interstate 85 ⓘ
postalCode	36083 ⓘ
significantEvent	Tuskegee syphilis study ⓘ surface form: Tuskegee syphilis experiment (1932–1972) training of Tuskegee Airmen during World War II ⓘ
state	Alabama ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lionel Richie → placeOfBirth → Tuskegee, Alabama, United States ⓘ

Rosa Parks → placeOfBirth → Tuskegee, Alabama, United States ⓘ

Alabama → containsCity → Tuskegee, Alabama, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tuskegee

George Washington Carver → workLocation → Tuskegee, Alabama, United States ⓘ

George Washington Carver → placeOfDeath → Tuskegee, Alabama, United States ⓘ

Notasulga, Alabama, United States → locatedNear → Tuskegee, Alabama, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Notasulga, Alabama