Up From Slavery
New York: Penguin Classics, 1986. Later printing. Paperback. 332pp. [19.5 cm] Pictoral wraps. New. Item #59374
ISBN: 9780140390513
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.
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