About this title: Long considered one of the most inspiring autobiographies in American literature, UP FROM SLAVERY chronicles the author's beginnings as a slave to his success as an educator, writer, and speaker. Noted for his leadership of the Tuskegee Institute, Washington promoted economic progress through vocational education.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1967
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Unmarked text pages with tight binding and unbroken spine. Pages have darkened edges due to age of copy, but this does not affect this solid reading or research copy. 241 p. 18 cm. Bantam pathfinder editions.. read more
Description: Good. B0006BN4HO, HARDCOVERS, Withdrawn from a library and has the usual stamps, stickers, etc. may or may not have the original dust jacket. read more
Description: Good. B0006BN4HO, HARDCOVERS, Withdrawn from a library and has the usual stamps, stickers, etc. may or may not have the original dust jacket. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: The Townsend Library, New Jersey
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781591940319ISBN:1591940311
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Excellent Copy. Text is crisp, clean and unmarked. Spine is straight and square with no creasing. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 180 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston
Date Published: 1901
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket. Ex-Library copy with usual treatments. Brown cloth boards with black titles, soiled and rubbed through at corners. Spine is darkened and soiled but legible. Interior appears clean other than library markings; 330 pages. read more
Edition: Laurle Leaf Ed
Publisher: Dell Pub 9224
Date Published: 1965, 1966
Description: thoughtful author cover art. VERY GOOD Condition. 4x7" Paper Covers 224ps A Slave Among Slaves, Boyhood Days. Teaching School. Raising Money; Early Days Tuskegeee; Secret Of Public Speeking. Last Words. read more
"An absolute favorite of mine after reading this book. This autobiography is inspiring to say the least. The humility, hard work ethic, love for all people, service, and faith in God he shares is something I want my kids to know about. I plan on reading this to my kids when they're around 10 or so. It's interesting enough to read a chapter a night for kids. I highly encourage you to read this book!"
"This man was brilliant. He truly understood the needs of society and with Christ-like love tried to lift people up, without begrudging those who may have held him down. It was a little hard for me to get through though because of his writing style, which he admits is not what he'd like, since he didn't have much time to spend on writing the essays that compile this book."
"Words fail; simply superb. Apart from it being written so wondrously, and so engagingly, the story of his life, and his determination to see health, education, and dignity, above all dignity, instilled in his people, makes this one of the most fascinating, interesting and challenging books I have ever, and will ever, read. May we all be stirred up like him to see the dignity in all men and women, and the dignity of labour, and the dignity, and the necessity, of helping our brothers and sisters in need -- wherever and whomever they may be."
"Another important turn-of-the-century Civil Rights book; Washington was THE leading black man of the post-slavery day. He has also been called "The Great Appeaser" by many a critic, for his submissive and misleading attitude towards the progress of the "American Negro." Many a page in this book is filled with worrisome statements that blatantly misrepresent the true situation of the civil rights movement and race relations, and it's interesting to see Washington's attitude. This book also contains a copy of Washington's "Atlanta Exposition" address, now better known as "The Atlanta Compromise," in which Washington basically stated that segregation is okay as long as everyone's equal. (Which the Supreme Court ruled later was a complete paradox.) Another important and historical work; not quite as powerful as DuBois' "From the Souls of Black Folk," but equally (if not more) influencial."
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