Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
The book is an autobiographical account of a former slave who rises to become a prominent educator and speaker. It chronicles his journey from enslavement during his childhood, through his struggles for education and his founding of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The narrative emphasizes the importance of education, hard work, and self-reliance as the keys to African American advancement, and provides a firsthand perspective on post-Civil War American South.
The 1173rd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1901
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Pages
- 330
- Words
- 50,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 3rd on The Modern Library | 100 Best Nonfiction (The Modern Library)
- The 50 Best Books of the Century (Intercollegiate Studies Institute)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- The Well-Educated Mind (Book)