Booker T Washington

Up from Slavery Booker T Washington

*The autobiography of one of the most famous people in American history, Washington narrates his origins as an enslaved child in antebellum America, and explains how he used vocational education after the Civil War to thrive in one of the most systemically oppressive eras for African Americans.*One of the most acclaimed books in American history- Booker T. Washington's masterpiece is a thought-provoking autobiography intended to address the plight of African Americans a generation removed from emancipation from slavery and how to persevere in the aftermath of Reconstruction and during the blight of Jim Crow.*Washington's work is an exploration in the bootstrap mentality.*This work is timeless because the ideas and concepts presented are still debated and resonate with many people in modern times.