Listed by Modern Library as one of the greatest English-language nonfiction books of the 20th century. "It remains one of the most important works on such an influential African-American leader" (Delia Crutchfield Cook). It was originally published as a serial in the Outlook Magazine… and was ultimately published in more than 12 languages” (Blockson 51). Washington’s Up From Slavery is listed among the most widely read autobiographies. Washington s contribution to educational equality was made greater by his influence in the social circles of millionaires and self-starters, and he was the first African American invited to the White House by President Theodore Roosevelt. After emancipation, Washington attended college in Virginia, and gained fame as a result of his 1895 speech about the importance of educating African Americans and his belief that African Americans were capable of great feats through education. Born in Virginia in 1856, Washington was of the last generation born into slavery. Washington was an African-American teacher, author, presidential advisor, and civil-rights leader. He was a very important part of the Black community in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
This book was so important that I had to include a discussion of it in my book: The Real Wakandas of Africa. Born a slave in Franklin County, Virginia, Washington helped found the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and was a national leader who preached a philosophy of self-help, racial solidarity and accommodation.
Exceptionally rare in the original dust jacket.īooker T. Up From Slavery is a book by the prominent African-American leader Booker T. Washington (c.1856-1915) is considered one of the most influential African American leaders at the turn of the last century. Burt Company Publishers, 1901.įirst edition of the A.L.
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