Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

Up from Slavery: An Autobiography - Paperback

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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography - Paperback

Up from Slavery: An Autobiography - Paperback

by Booker T. Washington
$18.00
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Book Overview

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time

In Up from Slavery, Washington recounts the story of his life--from slave to educator. The early sections deal with his upbringing as a slave and his efforts to get an education. Washington details his transition from student to teacher, and outlines his own development as an educator and founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. In the final chapters of Up From Slavery, Washington describes his career as a public speaker and civil rights activist.
ISBN9780679640141
Author Booker T. Washington
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
GenreBiography and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 1999
LanguageENG- English
Pages240
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction Social Science

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About Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was born a slave on a Virginia farm. Later freed, he headed and developed the Tuskegee Institute and became a leader in education. Widely considered a spokesman for his people, he emphasized social concern in three books as well as his autobiography.

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