Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
Price
$19.95
Format
Paperback
Pages
425
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
1st edition (January 1, 1997
ISBN-13
978-1412813112
Dimensions
7 x 0.75 x 10.25 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds
Description
About the Author Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was born a slave. He graduated from what is today Hampton University in 1875, and subsequently taught there. In 1881 he founded the forerunner of Tuskegee University. He made himself and his school two of the most well-known institutions in twentieth-century black America. He earned world-renowned recognition as an educator, social theorist, and spokesperson for African Americans.
Features & Highlights
- Up from Slavery
- chronicles the life and times of Booker T. Washington. In this captivating autobiography, Washington recounts his personal voyage from the shackles of slavery to the pinnacle of prominence.The Tuskegee Institute, later to become today’s Tuskegee University, plays a large role in the book, so much so that the latter half of
- Up from Slavery
- is as much about Tuskegee as it is about Washington. When criticized for limiting the educational horizons of blacks by emphasizing agricultural and vocational subjects at his school, Washington declares that these are the true bases of black economic development.Although condemned by many contemporary black intellectuals as an accommodationist, if not apologist, for the racism of early twentieth-century America, Washington largely redeems himself. In the autobiography he enunciates his pride in being black and makes clear that the forces that shaped his life came not from his unknown white father, but from his humble black mother.
- Up from Slavery
- is the story of one man’s rise to the leadership of his people in the face of a hostile larger society. Along the way he experiences many disappointments and setbacks, but always perseveres.
