Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington
Up from Slavery — Booker T. Washington recounts his journey from an enslaved childhood in Virginia to education and leadership of the Tuskegee Institute. His autobiography describes his struggle to learn, the building of an institution through student labor, and his rise as a public speaker, while presenting his debated vision of racial progress through training, work, and economic independence.
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