Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
by B.T. WashingtonLong revered as one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written by the 19th Century African-American businessman, activist, and educator, Booker T. (Taliaferro) Washington. Download the FREE e-Book version today!
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This book has historical significance, but lacks any real insight into the author. It mostly recounts the story of the school that was founded and summarizes a number of speeches that BTW gave. He was amazingly tolerant of white southerners and seems to accept the widespread discrimination against blacks as something that would pass in time as they became better educated. Most interesting is his often mentioned observation that for many blacks education was seen as a way to avoid having to work for a living. LIKES this bookVicki Cosby-jefferson LIKES this book
"Up from Slavery" is one of the best autobiographies of that time period. LIKES this bookWhat did you think of this book?
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