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Up From Slavery [SCM]

by Booker T. Washington Author

The autobiography of a slave who never gave up against the social bias prevalent in his day.

Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
0-451-52754-2
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
17
Pages
228
Suggested Grades
9th - 12th
Geographical Setting
Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC, Alabama, Georgia
Historical Setting
1858 - 1915
Publisher
Penguin Books
Copyright
2000
Written
1901

Chapters

  • 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

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