Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington.

Contents

• UP FROM SLAVERY: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY5
• Preface8
• Introduction9
• UP FROM SLAVERY16
• Chapter I. A Slave Among Slaves17
• Chapter II. Boyhood Days28
• Chapter III. The Struggle For An Education37
• Chapter IV. Helping Others48
• Chapter V. The Reconstruction Period57
• Chapter VI. Black Race And Red Race63
• Chapter VII. Early Days At Tuskegee70
• Chapter VIII. Teaching School In A Stable And A Hen-House76
• Chapter IX. Anxious Days And Sleepless Nights84
• Chapter X. A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw92
• Chapter XI. Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie On Them100
• Chapter XII. Raising Money107
• Chapter XIII. Two Thousand Miles For A Five-Minute Speech117
• Chapter XIV. The Atlanta Exposition Address128
• Chapter XV. The Secret Of Success In Public Speaking139
• Chapter XVI. Europe154
• Chapter XVII. Last Words167
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE183

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