Up from Slavery

1901 autobiography by Booker T. Washington

Up from Slavery is an autobiography by an American educator Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), written in 1901 encompassing his life. The book describes his experience of working as an enslaved person during the Civil War. It also described the obstacles he overcame to obtain an education at the new Hampton Institute.

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