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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
Booker T. Washington
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About this book
"Up from Slavery: An Autobiography" by Booker T. Washington is an autobiography published in 1901. It chronicles Washington's journey from being enslaved during the Civil War to becoming an influential educator. The book describes his struggles to gain education at Hampton Institute and his founding of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Washington advocates for vocational training and practical skills as a path for Black Americans to achieve economic independence and ease racial tensions in the post-Reconstruction South, a philosophy that sparked both acclaim and controversy.
Chapters
1. Chapter I. A Slave Among Slaves
24 minutes 25 seconds
2. Chapter II. Boyhood Days
20 minutes 13 seconds
3. Chapter III. The Struggle For An Education
22 minutes 41 seconds
4. Chapter IV. Helping Others
17 minutes 57 seconds
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