Up From Slavery

Written by Booker T. Washington

Narrated by Andrew James Roberts

"Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington
Born into slavery, Booker Washington suddenly gained his freedom, after the American Civil War. This is a first hand account from a slave around the events of the emancipation proclamation.
The book covers the inspiring story of a young man as he works to rise up from being enslaved as a child, overcoming massive obstacles to obtain an education, to eventually become an advisor to the president.
A truly inspiring and informative story."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Author's Republic
• Release date: Jan 26, 2023
• ISBN: 9798823441643

Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was born into slavery and overcame racism and oppression to become one of the most respected and influential African-American leaders of the late nineteenth century. He founded the Alabama Tuskegee Institute in 1881 and advocated the advancement of African Americans through education and entrepreneurship. An adviser to Presidents Roosevelt and Taft, Washington displayed an apparent acceptance of segregation and clashed with other black leaders such as W. E. B. Du Bois who took a more militant approach to social change.