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  • CategoryBiography & Memoir
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Published2000
  • File size777 KB
  • FormatPDF
  • ISBN9781775417002

Key ideas from the book

  • Gain a first-person account of Booker T. Washington’s life.
  • Learn about Washington’s advocacy for African American education.
  • Explore the role of Tuskegee Institute in Washington’s work.
  • Consider Washington’s views on social justice and racial equality.
  • Find historical perspective on race relations in the United States.

About Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington’s autobiography recounts his life as a formerly enslaved person and his work as an advocate for African American education. It also describes his founding of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

Washington discusses education, social justice, and racial equality, including views that have been controversial. Readers interested in African American history, American race relations, and the history of education will find a first-person perspective on these subjects.

About Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) was an American educator, author, and influential public speaker who was born into slavery in Virginia. In 1881, he founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, leading it for the rest of his life and building it into a major center for Black education. His best-known book, Up from Slavery, recounts his life and educational work. Washington emphasized vocational training and economic advancement; his approach to racial equality, including the views expressed in…

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