*1881: Booker T. Washington opened Tuskegee Institute. Related Content: Today in Black History – Jan. 30Perry once defended Confederate symbols Crack offenders eligible for early releaseObama embarks on day of high, lows in Ala., Fla. VHS to create 'slave name' database Bulls' Gibson still out after concussion Related to:Our cultureblack historyAfrican American historyChicago defender
*1991: National Civil Rights Museum opened.