Growing up in slavery and out coming the horrifying struggles of the 1870’s was a great effort. He describes his efforts to instill manners, breeding, health and a feeling of dignity to students. Booker T Washington was one of the best advocates in his time. Up from Slavery is his 1901 story of rising from his childhood as a slave to becoming a well-respected thinker, orator, and the founder of the Tuskegee Institute. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers and philanthropists who helped in educating blacks and native Americans. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools-most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama-to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps. Washington, Up From Slavery: An Autobiography Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of American educator Booker T. Up From Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Download cover art Download CD case insert Up from Slavery: An Autobiography Washington (1856-1915) was born into slavery and rose to become a leading African American intellectual of the 19 century, founding Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (Now.

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