Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915.

Up from slavery : autobiography of Booker T. Washington. - [Lexington, KY : BLN Publishing, 2011] - 135 p. ; 24 cm.

Unabridged reprint.

Slave among slaves -- Boyhood days -- Struggle for an education -- Helping others -- Reconstruction period -- Black race and red race -- Early days at Tuskegee -- Teaching school in a stable and a hen-house -- Anxious days and sleepless nights -- A harder task than making bricks without straw -- Making their beds before they could lie on them -- Raising money -- Two thousand miles for a five-minute speech -- Atlanta exposition address -- Secret of success in public speaking -- Europe -- Last words -- Essays: The awakening of the Negro -- Signs of progress among the Negroes.

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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915.


African Americans--Biography.
Educators--United States--Biography.
Enslaved persons--United States--Biography.
Enslaved persons' writings, American.

E 185.97 .W4 / A3 2011