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Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington (Author)

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The autobiography of a slave who never gave up against the social bias prevalent in his day.
Details
  • Resource Type: Book
  • ISBN: 0-451-52754-2
  • Print Status: In Print
  • Chapters: 17
  • Pages: 228
  • Suggested Grade Level: 9th - 12th
  • Geographical Setting: Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC, Alabama, Georgia
  • Historical Setting: 1858 - 1915
  • Subjects: History
  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Copyright: 2000
  • Written: 1901
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Chapter Details
  • 1 — A Slave Among Slaves
  • 2 — Boyhood Days
  • 3 — The Struggle for an Education
  • 4 — Helping Others
  • 5 — The Reconstruction Period
  • 6 — Black Race and Red Race
  • 7 — Early Days at Tuskegee
  • 8 — Teaching School in a Stable and a Hen-House
  • 9 — Anxious Days and Sleepless Nights
  • 10 — A Harder Task than Making Bricks without Straw
  • 11 — Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie on Them
  • 12 — Raising Money
  • 13 — Two Thousand Miles for a Five-Minute Speech
  • 14 — The Atlanta Exposition Address
  • 15 — The Secret of Success in Public Speaking
  • 16 — Europe
  • 17 — Last Words