Up from Slavery

Booker T. Washington

Nov 2012 · Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Noah Waterman

About this audiobook

Booker T. Washington fought his way out of slavery to become an educator, statesman, political shaper, and proponent of the "do it yourself" idea. In his autobiography, he describes his early life as a slave on a Virginia plantation, his steady rise during the Civil War, his struggle for education, his schooling at the Hampton Institute, and his years as founder and president of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, which was devoted to helping minorities learn useful, marketable skills. He gives an account of his travels, speeches, and meetings with various leaders, including Theodore Roosevelt in the White House. Employing a didactic tone, Washington deftly sets forth his belief that the black man's salvation lies in education, industriousness, and self-reliance. This is the true-life story of a man of real courage and dedication.

Ratings and reviews

This is what African Americans need - the renewal and reestablishing of the Black Middle Class, and give monetary rewards setting up BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES! WELFARE DID NOT WORK, AND DESTROYED THIS MIDDLE CLASS!

Absolutely marvelous reading of this great book. Booker T. Washington is the epitome of the hard working class of black America, ready to improve upon himself and the others around him. Excellent read. Well done Noah Waterman.

great reading of an amazing book

About the author

Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915), founder of Tuskegee Institute, was a leading educator, author, and statesman who rose from slavery to become internationally famous.