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A man who broke the bonds of slavery to become an advocate for his people. Historically acknowledged as one of America's most powerful and persuasive orators, Booker T. Washington consistently challenged the forces of racial prejudice at a time when such behavior from a black man was unheard-of. While his stance on the separation of the races would become controversial, he worked tirelessly to convince blacks to work together as one people in order to improve their lives and the future at their race. Up from Slavery is the dramatic autobiography account of how one man stood fast against the social and ideological bias prevalent in his day. It tells the story of Washington's unique American experience-a struggle that the began as a slave and never gave up. Spanning from his fight for education through his founding of the world-renowned Tuskegee Institute. Washington's Up from Slavery remains one of the most significant and defining works in American Literature. Up from Slavery features in the reading-list recommended by the CBSE. Table of Contents Praface Introduction by Walter H. Page Biography of Booker T. Washington Summary & Theme of Up From Slavery Character-Sketch of Up From Slavery Chronology of Booker T. Washington's Life A Slave Among Slaves Boyhood Days The Struggle for an Education Helping Others The Reconstruction Period Black Race and Red Race Early Days at Tuskegee Teaching School in a Stable and a Hen-House Anxious Days and Sleepless Night's A Harder Task Than Making Bricks without Straw Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie on Them Raising Money Two Thousand Miles for a Five-Minute Speech The Atlanta Exposition Address The Secret of Success in Public Speaking Europe Last Words