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Up from Slavery is one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written. Its mantras of black economic empowerment, land ownership, and self-help inspired generations of black leaders, including Marcus Garvey, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Louis Farrakhan. In rags-to-riches fashion, Washington recounts his ascendance from early life as a mulatto slave in Virginia to a 34-year term as president of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. F...

The Negro Problem is a collection of six historic essays on the state of race relations during the Reconstruction and early twentieth century. Written from the African American point of view these essays show how far race relations have progressed, and how far we have yet to go. Included are: Industrial Education for the Negro by Booker T. Washington The Talented Tenth by W.E. Burghardt DuBois The Disfranchisement of the Negro by Charles W. Ch...

Booker T. Washington was an American political leader, educator and author of African ancestry, best known for his tenure as President of Tuskegee University. In My Larger Education, Washington writes on how he came by his positions on race relations describing the people who influenced him. Washington was constantly criticized by his contemporaries for being too conciliatory to whites and not concerned enough about civil rights. It would ...

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This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from e...

Reprinted from the second edition of 1900. The American educator and author of "Up from Slavery" sets forth his ideas regarding the history of enslaved and freed African Americans and their need for education in order to advance themselves.

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from e...

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Originally published: Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1907.

This autobiography was a pioneer work in negro literature and in the history of negro education, and it has become an established but, hitherto, insufficiently known classic. The present edition makes available again a delightful and moving piece of writing, a book to be read by everyone who appreciates how vital a part the negro peoples are destined to play in the world of our time.

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Born into slavery. First leader of the Tuskegee Institute. Political advisor to Presidents. This is his voice. This is his story. "I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed, " states Washington. Read of his inspirational life in this unabridged, affordable printed volume.

Born into slavery. First leader of the Tuskegee Institute. Political advisor to Presidents. This is his voice. This is his story. "I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed, " states Washington. Read of his inspirational life in this unabridged, affordable printed volume.

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