- Editorial:
- SIGNET
- Año de edición:
- 2010
- Materia:
- Biografías y memorias
- ISBN:
- 978-0-451-53147-6
- Páginas:
- 272
UP FROM SLAVERY
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
u003cbu003eThe dramatic autobiographical account of Booker T. Washingtons unique American experiencea struggle against social and ideological bias that he began as a slave and never stopped. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eWashingtons story of himself, as half-seen by himself, is one of Americas most revealing books.Langston Hughesu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eHistorically acknowledged as one of Americas 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 of their race. u003ciu003eu003cbru003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eSpanning from his fight for education through his founding of the world-renowned Tuskegee Institute, Washingtons u003ciu003eUp from Slaveryu003c/iu003e remains one of the most significant and defining works in American literature.
