The document provides a history of Tuskegee University, located in Tuskegee, Alabama. It describes how Booker T. Washington founded the university in 1881 as a college for black students, starting with just one room. It later became known for its aviation program, graduating nearly 1,000 pilots between 1941-1945 known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The university also employed scientist George Washington Carver, who discovered hundreds of uses for peanuts, soybeans and other crops to aid southern farmers. Today Tuskegee University has grown to include various colleges and schools of study.