Up from Slavery

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.

subjects: Washington, booker t., 1856-1915,  African americans, biography,  Educators, united states,  Tuskegee institute,  Biography,  Educators,  African Americans,  Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute,  Juvenile literature,  Afro-Americans,  College presidents,  United States,  Slaves,  Slaves' writings, American,  Biography & Autobiography,  Nonfiction,  Sociology,  Slaves, united states,  Slaves' writings,  Slavernij,  Noirs américains,  Biographies,  Éducateurs,  United states, history,  Freedmen, united states,  African americans, education,  slavery,  American history,  Black History,  Atlanta Exposition,  Harvard,  African American educators,  BOOKER T. WASHINGTON,  Long Now Manual for Civilization,  Educators|zUnited States,  Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee, Ala.),  Slavery, united states,  Tuskeegee Normal and Industrial Institute

People: Booker T. Washington (1856-1915),  Booker T. Washington

Places: United States,  États-Unis,  Atlanta,  Georgia,  Tuskegee,  Alabama,  Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee, Ala.)

Times: 19th century