Up from Slavery by Booker T Washington
Booker T. Washington’s famous 1901 memoir, Up From Slavery, charts Washington’s rise from an enslaved child with a passion for learning to the nation’s most prominent Black educator and first president of Tuskegee University. A tireless advocate for Black economic independence, Washington attempted to balance his public acceptance of segregation with behind-the-scenes lobbying against voter disenfranchisement and financing anti–Jim Crow court cases. His memoir is both a crucial American document and an exercise in understanding the “double consciousness” coined by W.E.B. DuBois, himself one of Washington’s most vocal critics.
Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915) was born in Franklin County, Virginia. At twenty-five he became the first principal of the Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers, now Tuskegee University. He spent his life working tirelessly to advocate on behalf of Black Americans.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781454949992 |
| ISBN 10 | 1454949996 |
| Title | Up from Slavery |
| Author | Booker T Washington |
| Series | Signature Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Union Square & Co. |
| Year published | 2023-08-17 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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