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Read. Follow. Verify.Hearing on the Creation of Tuskegee Institute National Historical Park
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript of a 1972 U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing regarding S. 3662, a bill proposed to establish the Tuskegee Institute National Historical Park. The hearing served as the formal legislative review process to discuss the designation of the site as a unit of the National Park System.
The hearing initiated the federal legislative process to designate the Tuskegee Institute as a National Historical Park, which would commit federal funding and National Park Service management to the site.
Who It Affects
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Tuskegee Institute
The institution is the subject of the proposed federal historical designation.
National Park Service
The agency would be responsible for managing the site if the bill were enacted.
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on September 27, 1972, by the Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation.
- The primary subject of the hearing was the legislative review of S. 3662.
- The bill proposed the establishment of the Tuskegee Institute National Historical Park.
- The hearing took place during the second session of the 92nd Congress.
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Expansion of National Park System
The hearing reflects the 1970s trend of expanding the National Park System to include sites of cultural and educational significance beyond traditional natural landscapes.
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