- Ellison (age 19) studied music at Tuskegee Institute- historically black private university
- served in the military, lived in South Carolina and Tenessee before moving to Arizona
- Author of Invisible Man
- Taught at colleges and universities, including Bard College and New York University
- Tuskegee Institute was founded in 1881
- first teacher was Booker T. Washington
- Dr. Foster led Tuskegee through the Civil Rights Movement
Ralph Ellison
Students at Tuskegee Institute
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