Up from slavery /
by Booker T. Washington ; introduction by Dr. Clarence A. Andrews.
- 192 pages ; 18 cm
- Classics series. .
- Classics series. .
A Slave among Slaves -- Boyhood Days -- The Struggle for an Education -- Helping Others -- The Reconstruction Period -- Black Race and Red Race -- Early Days at Tuskegee -- Teaching School in a Stable and a Hen-House -- Anxious Days and Sleepless Nights -- A Harder Task than Making Bricks without Straw -- Making Their Beds before They Could Lie on Them -- Raising Money -- Two Thousand Miles for a Five-Minute Speech -- The Atlanta Exposition Address -- The Secret of Success in Public Speaking -- Europe -- Last Words.
The autobiography of the man who, though born in slavery, educated himself and went on to found Tuskegee Institute.
0804901570 (paperback)
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915.
Tuskegee Institute.
Christian biography. Educators --United States--Biography. African American educators --Biography. College presidents--United States--Biography.