Christiansburg Institute: A Vision of Community

Standing empty now, the last buildings awaiting renovation on what remains of the expansive land holdings and farmlands that once were the proud home of Christiansburg Institute. CI was the center of a vibrant African American community that flourished for decades. Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver knew Christiansburg Institute. Today, the trustees of Christiansburg Institute, Inc. have undertaken to build a state of the art vocational training center here, renovating the Edgar A. Long Building and constructing new facilities. Committed leadership is about creating a community place to gather, to teach, to learn, to share a sense of proud unity to enable the entire community, a community waiting for this message of hope and reconcilation.