![]() Washington makes it clear just how far race relations in America have. On another level it the story of how an entire race strove to better itself. Washington and his rise from slavery to accomplished educator and activist. On one level it is the life story of Booker T. 3 on its list of the 100 best nonfiction books of the 20th century, and in 1999 it was also listed by the conservative Intercollegiate Review as one of the "50 Best Books of the Twentieth Century". Up from Slavery is one of the most influential biographies ever written. In 1998, the Modern Library listed the book at No. His educational philosophy stresses combining academic subjects with learning a trade. He describes his efforts to instill manners, breeding, health and a feeling of dignity to students. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers and philanthropists who helped in educating blacks and Native Americans. The book describes his personal experience of having to work to rise up 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 Institute, 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. One of his reasons for writing Up From Slavery is to showcase his achievements and to communicate his philosophy of racial uplift. Washington, a serious and deeply ambitious man, is an influential educator and black leader in the late nineteenth century. ![]() Ranked #3 of 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of the 20th Century by The Modern Library! Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington The author and narrator of Up From Slavery. ![]()
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