Up From Slavery

Booker T. Washington

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Signet Classics
05 January 2010

Biography: general; Autobiography: historical, political & military; Black & Asian studies; Education; Human rights

The dramatic autobiographical account of Booker T. Washington's unique American experience-a struggle against social and ideological bias that he began as a slave and never stopped.

""Washington's story of himself, as half-seen by himself, is one of America's most revealing books.""-Langston Hughes

Historically acknowledged as one of America's most powerful and persuasive orators, Booker T. Washington consistently challenged the forces of racial prejudice at a time when such behavior from a black man was unheard of. While his stance on the separation of the races would become controversial, he worked tirelessly to convince blacks to work together as one people in order to improve their lives and the future of their race.

Spanning from his fight for education through his founding of the world-renowned Tuskegee Institute, Washington's Up from Slavery remains one of the most significant and defining works in American literature.

By: Booker T. Washington
Imprint: Signet Classics
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 172mm, Width: 105mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 134g
ISBN: 9780451531476
ISBN 10: 0451531477
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 05 January 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was born a slave on a Virginia farm. Later freed, he headed and developed the Tuskegee Institute and became a leader in education. Widely considered a spokesman for his people, he emphasized social concern in three books as well as his autobiography. Ishmael Reed is one of America's most renowned African-American writers. He is the author of plays, poetry and novels, including Japanese by Spring. He lives in Oakland, California.

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Up From Slavery

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