holding them hostage inside. The governor sent the National Guard to respond to the incident. Immediately afterward, campus was closed down, and all students had to reapply for admission. While initially met with harsh repercussions from the administration, the student activists were ultimately successful in prompting the administration to meet their demands.
=== Recent history ===
In 1985, Tuskegee Institute achieved university status and was renamed Tuskegee University.
In July 2020, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $20 million to Tuskegee. Her donation is the largest single gift in Tuskegee's history from a known donor.
In 2023, Tuskegee received funding from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to develop plans for safeguarding the school's historic buildings against climate change.
In April 2024, Tuskegee received a $20 million gift from an anonymous donor. The major gift will go towards supporting Tuskegee's STEM programs and a variety of campus improvements. The following month, Mark Brown …
