Graduates and Teachers from the Tuskegee Institute in Army Training Camp, August 10, 1917

Formal photo and caption from The Bystander (August 10, 1917) of a group of 50 African American soldiers in training at Fort Des Moines. These men are graduates and teachers from Tuskegee Institute, founded by Booker Washington.

Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Graduates and Teachers in Booker Washington’s School Now in Army Training Camp, The Great Spirit of Booker T. Washington Still Lives," The Iowa Bystander, 10 August 1917

Description

This photograph and caption from The Iowa Bystander shows a group of African-American soldiers in training at Fort Des Moines. The image was taken Aug. 10, 1917, and the men are graduates and teachers from Tuskegee Institute, which was founded by Booker T. Washington.

Transcript of Tuskegee Institute Students and Teachers at Army Training Camp Caption

Source-Dependent Questions

What do you notice about this group of African-American soldiers that differs from “African-American Captains at Ft. Des Moines, October 15, 1917” photo taken in Ft. Des Moines? What is the same?
Why do you think it is important that the writer of the caption mentioned that these men, in particular, were from the Tuskegee Institute? What does the caption tell you about these men compared to other soldiers training at Ft. Des Moines?

Citation Information

"Graduates and Teachers in Booker Washington’s School Now in Army Training Camp, The Great Spirit of Booker Washington Still Lives," The Iowa Bystander, 10 August 1917. Courtesy of Library of Congress