Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915,

Up from slavery / an autobiography by Booker T. Washington. - 1 online resource. - First Avenue classics .

A slave among slaves -- Boyhood days -- The struggle for an education -- Helping others -- The reconstruction period -- Black race and red race -- Early days at Tuskegee -- Teaching school in a stable and a hen-house -- Anxious days and sleepless nights -- A harder task than making bricks without straw -- Making their beds before they could lie on them -- Raising money -- Two thousand miles for a five-minute speech -- The Atlanta Exposition address -- The secret of success in public speaking -- Europe -- Last words.

"The autobiography of Booker T. Washington, educator, author, and orator"--

9781541541443 (eb pdf)

2018027666


Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915.


African Americans--Biography.


Autobiographies.

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