Up From Slavery

Booker T. Washington was a compassionate individual and brilliant scholar. In order to fully understand the era of Booker's life, one must read detailing of his life as slave boy when he was young and also his life during and after the reconstruction. During those phases, his life was really heart-wrenching. For African-Americans, Booker T. was a tireless and visionary worker. (Gates, pp. 570-602)

Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington's is an American classic. It is the factual tale of a young child who used to be a slave and later grew up to be the greatest leader of ...