| Up from Slavery Contributor(s): Washington, Booker T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 149748393X ISBN-13: 9781497483934 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $6.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Black Studies (global) - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1320 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6" W x 9" (0.54 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his personal experiences in working to rise from the position of 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. |