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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography (Annotated)
How does a person born into slavery build an education, a school and a voice in public life?
At a glance
- Author
- Booker T. Washington
Why read it
- You will see how one man built a school from very little, with students putting up their own buildings
- You will know what pushing through hardship for an education can look like, one step at a time
- You will understand why helping others become useful can bring lasting satisfaction
Who it is for
- A student ready to quit because school costs too much
- A founder building an organization with almost no resources
- A history teacher looking for a first person account of slavery's end
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