Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time

In Up from Slavery, Washington recounts the story of his life--from slave to educator. The early sections deal with his upbringing as a slave and his efforts to get an education. Washington details his transition from student to teacher, and outlines his own development as an educator and founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. In the final chapters of Up From Slavery, Washington describes his career as a public speaker and civil rights activist.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Group
Published: 05/11/1999
ISBN: 9780679640141
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.25w x 0.55d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 549 / Up from Slavery
Reading Level: 8.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 13