Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

by Booker T. Washington

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"Up from Slavery: An Autobiography" by Booker T. Washington is an autobiography published in 1901. It chronicles Washington's journey from being enslaved during the Civil War to becoming an influential educator. The book describes his struggles to gain education at Hampton Institute and his founding of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

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Topics: African Americans -- Biography · Educators -- United States -- Biography · Tuskegee Institute · Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915