Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

Booker T. Washington · 1915

This volume is dedicated to my Wife MRS. MARGARET JAMES WASHINGTON And to my Brother MR. JOHN H. WASHINGTON Whose patience, fidelity, and hard work have gone far to make the work at Tuskegee successful. Preface Introduction UP FROM SLAVERY Chapter I. A Slave Among Slaves Chapter II. Boyhood Days Chapter III. The Struggle For An Education Chapter IV. Helping Others Chapter V. The Reconstruction Period Chapter VI. Black Race And Red Race Chapter VII. Early Days At Tuskegee Chapter VIII. Teaching School In A Stable And A Hen-House Chapter IX. Anxious Days And Sleepless Nights Chapter X. A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw Chapter XI. Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie On Them C…

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