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Up from salvery. Washington, Booker T.. Up From Slavery. Massachusetts:
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1901. The autobiography of Booker ...
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Washington, Booker T.. Up From Slavery. Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1901.
The autobiography of Booker T. Washington’s, Up From Slavery, is a thriving narrative of a man's life from slavery to one of the outstanding founders of the Tuskegee Institute. The book takes us through one of the most dynamic periods in this country's history, especially African Americans. Up From Slavery provides a great deal of information on the period during the Civil War and transitioning slaves to free African Americans. The autobiography also provides a narrative of Washington’s life, as well as his views on assimilating African Americans in giving them a better education
Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in the year of 1858 or 1859. Around that time, no real birth records were available to slaves. Washington lived with his mother, sister, and brother on his stepfather’s plantation in a small cabin which had no wooden floor. As a slave he lived in dishabille conditions, which are described in great detail in this book. For example he says, “we slept in and on a bundle of filthy rags laid upon the dirt floor” (pg 5). However, Washington moved with his family to Malden West Virginia were Booker’s stepfather found a salt mining job. Washington’s mother noticed that Booker had great interest in learning and reading. She gave him his first book which was an old Webster’s “Blue Black” Spelling book. While he continued to work and learn at the same time, nearby his plantation a small all black school opened up.
Washington was soon to take one of the most important journeys of his life. He had heard miners talking about a school for young blacks. His first thought of the school was, “it seemed to me it must be the greatest place on earth..not even Heaven presented more attractions” (pg 42). Washington convinced his parents to let him attend school. However, there were conflicts with his work schedule and being late to class. He got out of the...
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