Up from Slavery: An Autobiography (version 3)

Author: Booker T. Washington

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Up from Slavery is the autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington, describing his personal path up from the position of a slave child during the Civil War to his work at founding schools to help children from black or other disadvantaged groups learn skills that would give them the chance to work to pull themselves up by the bootstraps.

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Preface & A Slave among SlavesBoyhood DaysThe Struggle for an EducationHelping OthersThe Reconstruction PeriodBlack Race and Red RaceEarly Days at TuskegeeTeaching School in a Stable and a Hen-HouseAnxious Days and Sleepless NightsA Harder Task than making Bricks without StrawMaking their Beds before they could lie on themRaising MoneyTwo Thousand Miles for a Five Minute SpeechThe Atlanta Exposition AddressThe Secret of Success in Public SpeakingEuropeLast Words

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