Booker Taliaferro Washington began life as a slave in Virginia shortly before emancipation, but rose to become one of the most celebrated leaders the African American community ...

In this acclaimed autobiography, Booker T. Washington makes a case for lifting up his race through education. Washington uses his personal story as the example, from his birth ...

Reproduction of the original: Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington

Reproduction of the original: Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington

Autobiography by Booker T. Washington who was born a slave and went on to become the head of Tuskeegee Institute, a school in Alabama.

Deals partly with the establishment of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.

Created by collating articles originally published in the Outlook magazine, € Booker T. Washington€tells the story of his life from his beginnings as a slave in Virginia to his ...

Booker T. Washington, the most recognized national leader, orator and educator, emerged from slavery in the deep south, to work for the betterment of African Americans in the ...