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During his lifetime, American educator Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) was a national leader for the betterment of African Americans in the post-Reconstruction South. He advocated for economic and industrial improvement of Blacks while accommodating Whites on voting rights and social equality. This approach, however, died with Washington, and its success prior to 1915 was largely due to Washington's adept method of tailoring his speaking and writing to suit the race of his audience.
"Up from Slavery" tells the life story of Washington, from childhood through the height of his career. First published in 1901, "Up from Slavery" is written in the first person, supplemented with excerpts from letters and newspaper editorials about the author's work.
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GenreBiography and Memoir, History, Politics and Government
Length8 hrs
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 8, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
2Introduction
3Chapter 1. A Slave Among Slaves
4Chapter 2. Boyhood Days
5Chapter 3. The Struggle For An Education
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6Chapter 4. Helping Others
7Chapter 5. The Reconstruction Period
8Chapter 6. Black Race And Red Race
9Chapter 7. Early Days At Tuskegee
10Chapter 8. Teaching School In A Stable And A Hen-House
11Chapter 9. Anxious Days And Sleepless Nights
12Chapter 10. A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw
13Chapter 11. Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie On Them
14Chapter 12. Raising Money
15Chapter 13. Two Thousand Miles For A Five-Minute Speech
16Chapter 14. The Atlanta Exposition Address
17Chapter 15. The Secret Of Success In Public Speaking
18Chapter 16. Europe
19Chapter 17. Last Words