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Up from Slavery

An Autobiography

An Autobiography

By Booker T. Washington

By Booker T. Washington

By Booker T. Washington

By Booker T. Washington

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Part of Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Books

Part of Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Books

Paperback $11.00

May 11, 1999 | ISBN 9780679640141

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Jun 11, 1999 | ISBN 9780679640165

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    About Up from Slavery

    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.

    About Up from Slavery

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

    The Black educator documents his struggle for freedom and self-respect and his fight to establish industrial training programs.

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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… More about Booker T. Washington

    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… More about Booker T. Washington

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Nonfiction | Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs

    Paperback | $11.00
    Published by Modern Library
    May 11, 1999 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679640141

    Category: Classic Nonfiction | Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs

    Ebook | $2.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Jun 11, 1999 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9780679640165

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