Up from Slavery by Booker T Washington (illustrated Edition)
Author | : Booker T Washington |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2021-05-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9798508849047 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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)