UP FROM SLAVERY:
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
By Booker T. Washington
This volume is dedicated to my Wife
Margaret James Washington
And to my Brother John H. Washington
Whose patience, fidelity,
and hard work have gone far to make the
work at Tuskegee successful.
CONTENTS
[ Preface ]
[ Introduction ]
[ UP FROM SLAVERY ]
[ Chapter I. ] A Slave Among Slaves
[ Chapter II. ] Boyhood Days
[ Chapter III. ] The Struggle For An Education
[ Chapter IV. ] Helping Others
[ Chapter V. ] The Reconstruction Period
[ Chapter VI. ] Black Race And Red Race
[ Chapter VII. ] Early Days At Tuskegee
[ Chapter VIII. ] Teaching School In A Stable And A Hen-House
[ Chapter IX. ] Anxious Days And Sleepless Nights
[ Chapter X. ] A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw
[ Chapter XI. ] Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie On Them
[ Chapter XII. ] Raising Money
[ Chapter XIII. ] Two Thousand Miles For A Five-Minute Speech
[ Chapter XIV. ] The Atlanta Exposition Address
[ Chapter XV. ] The Secret Of Success In Public Speaking
[ Chapter XVI. ] Europe
[ Chapter XVII. ] Last Words