He describes his efforts to instill manners, breeding, health and a feeling of dignity to students. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers and philanthropists who helped in educating blacks and native Americans. Washington as he struggled as a child to learn to read, pursued advanced degrees, and became a prominent Black leader in American society. It will keep you captivated with the life of Booker T. Growing up in slavery and out coming the horrifying struggles of the 1870’s was a great effort. Nevertheless, the book Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools-most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama-to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps. Booker T Washington was one of the best advocates in his time. Up From Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Download cover art Download CD case insert Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
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