· Booker T. Washington’s autobiography Up from Slavery recounts his remarkable life as an African American during the Civil War. The autobiography starts from the time he was a slave in Virginia to his lifelong journey of striving to get an education and sharing that knowledge with other young African Americans. Up From Slavery. Washington relates the story of his life from birth to late adulthood, while introducing his theory for racial uplift and using his own personal story as example. His life begins on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. Following Emancipation and the end of the Civil War, Washington and his family, including his mother, his stepfather, his sister, and his older brother, move to Malden, Virginia, Cited by: Up From Slavery Summary. Booker T. Washington, one of America’s most famous conservative educational philosophers, recounts his rise from slavery to establish the Tuskegee Institute, a vocational school for black Americans.
by Booker T. Washington. The Heritage Press, New York, Autobiography of Booker T. Washington, a man who was born into slavery, but overcame hardships through hard work and diligence. At 25, he became the first principle of Tuskagee college, founded to teach newly freed slaves the skills to gain employment. Booker Taliaferro Washington began life as a slave in Virginia shortly before emancipation, but rose to become one of the most celebrated leaders the African American community has ever had. His principal occupation was as president of the Tuskegee Institute, which he founded in , but he earned national renown as an orator, writer and political advisor. Booker T. Washington wrote his biography, Up from Slavery, in to oppose the damaging ideas and stereotypes of African Americans in the Jim Crow Era. Some of these stereotypes are discussed in the documentary, Ethnic Notions, such as the alleged work ethics and behaviors of African Americans.
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. Up From Slavery Summary. Booker T. Washington, one of America’s most famous conservative educational philosophers, recounts his rise from slavery to establish the Tuskegee Institute, a vocational school for black Americans. Up From Slavery. Washington relates the story of his life from birth to late adulthood, while introducing his theory for racial uplift and using his own personal story as example. His life begins on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. Following Emancipation and the end of the Civil War, Washington and his family, including his mother, his stepfather, his sister, and his older brother, move to Malden, Virginia, where Washington’s stepfather secures work at a salt-furnace.
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