Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

Name: Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
Author: Booker T. Washington
ISBN: 9781787365513

Author: Booker T. Washington
Series: African Library
Language: English
Length: 200 pages
ISBN: 9781787365513
Published: 19 January 2023
Imprint: Sovereign

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An important text in African-American literature that documents the author’s personal journey of emancipation and ascent to success. A highly influential work of autobiography, it provides a unique look at the struggles and opportunities encountered by freed slaves during the Reconstruction era. Washington’s richly detailed narrative recounts his life experiences with candor and insight, illustrating how he overcame obstacles through sheer determination and hard work.

Author

Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) was born into slavery in Virginia, walked to Hampton Institute, and built Tuskegee into a working campus of trades and letters. Up from Slavery is the autobiography that turned that climb into a national text: education, labour, and the long patience of rising. He dined at the White House and argued, not without cost, for a path through skill. The sentences are measured.

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