01804cam a22003493u 4500 2376 UtSlPG 20260610133057.0 m cr n 260607r2000||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 E151 Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 Up from Slavery: An Autobiography Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2000 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_from_Slavery Release date is 2000-10-01 Internet Wiretap, An Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer, Dan Muller, and David Widger "Up from Slavery: An Autobiography" by Booker T. Washington is an autobiography published in 1901. It chronicles Washington's journey from being enslaved during the Civil War to becoming an influential educator. The book describes his struggles to gain education at Hampton Institute and his founding of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Washington advocates for vocational training and practical skills as a path for Black Americans to achieve economic independence and ease racial tensions in the post-Reconstruction South, a philosophy that sparked both acclaim and controversy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Tuskegee Institute Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 African Americans -- Biography Educators -- United States -- Biography https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2376 44457 44457