Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
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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.
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.
PUBLISHER:
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10:
0679640142
ISBN-13:
9780679640141
BINDING:
Paperback
BISAC:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
PUBLICATION YEAR:
1999
NUMBER OF PAGES:
240
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
0.54(H) x 5.24(W) x 7.94(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / adult
LANGUAGE:
English