Up from Slavery
An Autobiography
$19.53
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2023
Summary
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 Ameri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781454949992 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1454949996 |
| Author: | Booker T. Washington |
| Publisher: | Union Square & Co. |
| Imprint: | Union Square & Co. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 302g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 203mm x 136mm |
| Series: | Signature Classics |
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About The Author
Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915)
Born in Franklin County, Virginia, Booker T. Washington became the first principal of the Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers (now Tuskegee University) at the age of twenty-five. He dedicated his life to tirelessly advocating on behalf of Black Americans.
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