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.