Afterlives of the Plantation

"Afterlives of the Plantation" explores how the Tuskegee Institute, founded by Booker T. Washington, transformed a former cotton plantation into a hub for Black self-determination and innovative agricultural and industrial education. Jarvis C. McInnis highlights the institution’s influence on Black modernity, revealing its diasporic connections and the ways Black communities across the Americas adapted its ideals for liberation and cultural revival. This book offers a fresh perspective on Tuskegee’s transnational legacy, reshaping understandings of Black history and cultural networks.