This edition is cleanly formatted for easy reading. 12 point Garamond, 1.15 spacing. Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his personal experiences in working to rise from a slave child during the Civil War to a successful and influential orator, educator and community leader. In it he describes the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education and establish schools to help black people and other minorities learn useful, marketable skills. It is a call to action for black ...
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This edition is cleanly formatted for easy reading. 12 point Garamond, 1.15 spacing. Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his personal experiences in working to rise from a slave child during the Civil War to a successful and influential orator, educator and community leader. In it he describes the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education and establish schools to help black people and other minorities learn useful, marketable skills. It is a call to action for black people and other disadvantaged groups to lift themselves up. Booker T. Washington rose from slavery to become an advisor and friend to the presidents of the United States. His labor and message have had a far-reaching and permanent effect. This book will inform and empower members of every community and race. To know this man is to be changed forever. "Character, not circumstances, makes the man." - Booker T. Washington
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Add this copy of Up From Slavery to cart. $33.63, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Magdalene Press.
Booker T. Washington was a Christian man. This book can only truly be understood by a fellow Christian. If you are not a Christian you will come up with all sorts of ideas about this book that are wrong, such as it was written for the white reader, or that he was playing a part just to get money for his fellow blacks. Fact is, Jesus Christ changes men. He makes them better, more like Himself. This writers life was changed by Jesus Christ the same way I was, so it resonates well and I know it's true in the best sense. A great book by a great man!
