Up from Slavery

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Booker T. Washington

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PRINTS PUBLICATIONS PVT LTD

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Publisher	PRINTS PUBLICATIONS PVT LTD
ISBN-13	9789366979571
ISBN-10	9366979572
Binding	Paperback
Number of Pages	192 Pages
Language	(English)
Weight (grms)	220
Subject	Classic Fiction

Up from Slavery is an autobiography by Booker T. Washington. It tells the story of his rise from slavery to becoming a leading educator and founder of the Tuskegee Institute. Washington emphasizes hard work, education, and self-help as the path to progress for African Americans. The book highlights struggles against racial discrimination while promoting patience, perseverance, and practical skills as keys to achieving dignity and success in society.

Booker T. Washington

Booker was born into slavery to Jane, an enslaved African-American woman on the plantation of James Burroughs in southwest Virginia, near Hale\'s Ford in Franklin County. He never knew the day, month, and year of his birth,[7] but the year on his headstone reads 1856.[8] Nor did he ever know his father, said to be a white man who resided on a neighboring plantation. The man played no financial or emotional role in Washington\'s life.[9] From his earliest years, the slave boy was known simply as \"Booker,\" with no middle or surname, in the practice of the time.[10] His mother, her relatives and his siblings struggled with the demands of slavery. He later recalled that