Up from Slavery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781612931067)

Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools-most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama-to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers and philanthropists who helped in educating blacks and native Americans. He describes his efforts to instill manners, breeding, health and a feeling of dignity to students. His educational philosophy stresses combining academic subjects with learning a trade (something which is reminiscent of the educational theories of John Ruskin). Washington explained that the integration of practical subjects is partly designed to reassure the white community as to the usefulness of educating black people.

Author: Booker T. Washington
ISBN-10: 1612931065
ISBN-13: 9781612931067
Publisher: Tribeca Books
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2011
Pages: 158
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.2
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 549 / Up from Slavery