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100	1		_aWashington, Booker T., _d1856-1915
245	1	4	_aThe Story of My Life and Work
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2020
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2020-04-27
508			_aProduced by Mary Glenn Krause, Chuck Greif, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520			_a"The Story of My Life and Work" by Booker T. Washington is an autobiographical account written in the late 19th century. This work captures the transformative journey of Washington, who rose from the shackles of slavery to become a leading educator and advocate for African American education and self-improvement. The narrative delves into his personal experiences, including his childhood, his education at institutions like Hampton Institute, and his establishment of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, emphasizing the significance of industrial education for the African American community. The opening of the autobiography describes Washington's early life as a child of enslaved parents, detailing the struggles and hardships they faced. It starts with his mother's determination for freedom and self-improvement despite the constraints of slavery. Washington reflects on his formative years spent in Virginia, then moving to West Virginia after the Civil War. He shares poignant memories of his mother's influence, their journey to freedom, and his early ambitions that were ignited by encounters with education. This foundational section sets the stage for his mission to uplift his race through education and hard work, themes that dominate the rest of his life story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aTuskegee Institute
653			_aWashington, Booker T., 1856-1915
653			_aAfrican Americans -- Biography
653			_aEducators -- United States -- Biography
653			_aAfrican American educators -- Biography
700	1		_aCurry, J. L. M. _q(Jabez Lamar Monroe), _d1825-1903
700	1		_aBeard, Frank, _d1842-1905
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61953
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