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Booker T.Washington

Up from Slavery

Born in a Virginia slave hut, Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) rose to become the most influential spokesman for African Americans of his day. In this eloquently written book, he describes events in a remarkable life that began in bondage and culminated in worldwide recognition for his many accomplishments. In simply written yet stirring passages, he tells of his impoverished childhood and youth, the unrelenting struggle for an education, early teaching assignments, his selection in 1881 to head Tuskegee Institute, and more.
A firm believer in the value of education as the best route to advancement, Washington disapproved of civil-rights agitation and in so doing earned the opposition of many black intellectuals. Yet, he is today regarded as a major figure in the struggle for equal rights, one who founded a number of organizations to further the cause and who worked tirelessly to educate and unite African Americans.
270 printed pages
Copyright owner
Arcturus Digital
Original publication
2018
Publication year
2018
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    great ambition of the older people was to try to learn to read the Bible before they died
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    These were the questions of a home, a living, the rearing of children, education, citizenship, and the establishment and support of churches.

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