3 on its list of the 100 best nonfiction books of the 20th century, and in 1999 it was also listed by the conservative Intercollegiate Review as one of the "50 Best Books of the Twentieth Century". In 1998, the Modern Library listed the book at No. His educational philosophy stresses combining academic subjects with learning a trade. Washington makes it clear just how far race relations in America have. On another level it the story of how an entire race strove to better itself. Washington and his rise from slavery to accomplished educator and activist. On one level it is the life story of Booker T. He describes his efforts to instill manners, breeding, health and a feeling of dignity to students. Up from Slavery is one of the most influential biographies ever written. Up From Slavery: An Autobiography CHAPTER XIV THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION ADDRESS THE Atlanta Exposition, at which I had been asked to make an address as a representative of the Negro race, as stated in the last chapter, was opened with a short address from Governor Bullock. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers and philanthropists who helped in educating blacks and Native Americans. The book describes his personal experience of having to work to rise up from the position of a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton Institute, to his work establishing vocational schools-most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama-to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps. Ranked #3 of 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of the 20th Century by The Modern Library! Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of American educator Booker T.
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