Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

Autobiography published in 1901 in which Booker T. Washington recounts his life, from his birth into slavery and struggle for an education through his founding and leadership of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Biographies›Everyday lives›Slavery and the road to freedom

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