Up from slavery

The African-American educator documents his struggle for freedom and self-respect and his fight to establish industrial training and educational programs for black Americans.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Buccaneer Books, 1996.
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Table of Contents:
  • A slave among slaves
  • Boyhood days
  • The struggle for an education
  • Helping others
  • The Reconstruction period
  • Black race and red race
  • Early days at Tuskegee
  • Teaching school in a stable and a hen-house
  • Anxious days and sleepless nights
  • A harder task than making bricks without straw
  • Making their beds before they could lie on them
  • Raising money
  • Two thousand miles for a five-minute speech
  • The Atlanta Exposition address
  • The secret of success in public speaking
  • Europe
  • Last words.