Up from slavery; an autobiography
by WASHINGTON, Booker T
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1901 Booker T Washington 1ed Up from Slavery American Poverty KKK Racism
"Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others."
― Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington was a famous 19th-century American civil rights activist known for his anti-slavery platform during the height of Negro lynchings in the American South. Born as a slave child during the American Civil War, Washington describes his difficulties and obstacles in his autobiography 'Up From Slavery'. This work follows more than forty years of his life, the state of race relations, and the rise and fall of the Negro social ladder.
While many authors and political leaders, such as WEB du Bois, were highly critical of Washington's work, he still emphasized the importance of education among the black population, especially in the South, which was a realistic tactic to easing racial tensions. This book was also gives the first mention of extremist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.
Item number: #24926
Price: $499
WASHINGTON, Booker T
Up from slavery; an autobiography
New York: Doubleday, Page, Co., 1901. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o ix, [1], 330
· Provenance: Handwritten – John J. Burgess, 1901
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Red cloth
· Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20.5cm x 14cm)
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Synopsis
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was born a slave on a Virginia farm. Later freed, he headed and developed the Tuskegee Institute and became a leader in education. Widely considered a spokesman for his people, he emphasized social concern in three books as well as his autobiography. Louis R. Harlan , born in Clay County, Mississippi, in 1922, is Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Separate and Unequal (University of North Carolina Press, 1958) and of a two-volume biography of Booker T. Washington (Oxford University Press, 1972, 1983). He is the editor, with Raymond W. Smock, of The Booker T. Washington Papers (13 vols., University of Illinois Press, 1972-84). He has been awarded the Beveridge Prize, Bancroft Prize, and Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Washington.
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24926
- Title
- Up from slavery; an autobiography
- Author
- WASHINGTON, Booker T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page, Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1901
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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