Washington, Booker T.. Up From Slavery. Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1901.
The autobiography of Booker T. Washington's, Up From Slavery, is a thriving narrative of a man's life from slavery to one of the outstanding founders of the Tuskegee Institute. The book takes us through one of the most dynamic periods in this country's history, especially African Americans. Up From Slavery provides a great deal of information on the period during the Civil War and transitioning slaves to free African Americans. The autobiography also provides a narrative of Washington's life, as well as his views on assimilating African Americans in giving them a better education
Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in the year of 1858 or 1859. Around that time, no real birth records were available to slaves. Washington lived with his mother, sister, and brother on his stepfather's plantation in a small cabin which had no wooden floor. As a slave he lived in dishabille conditions, which......
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