num_pages: 224
description: Booker T. Washington, the most recognized national leader, orator and educator, emerged from slavery in the deep south, to work for the betterment of African Americans in the post Reconstruction period. "Up From Slavery" is an autobiography of Booker T. Washington's life and work, which has been the source of inspiration for all Americans. Washington reveals his inner most thoughts as he transitions from ex-slave to teacher and founder of one of the most important schools for African Americans in the south, The Tuskegee Industrial Institute.
language: English
title: Up from Slavery
titlecomplete: Up from Slavery
characters: Booker T. Washington
genres: Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction, Classics, Autobiography, American History, Biography Memoir, Race, History, African American
ratings_count: 32992
places: The United States of America
publisher: Penguin Books