In this Book
- Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 1: The Autobiographical Writings
- Book
- 1972
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: Booker T. Washington Papers
Volume 1 contains Washington's Up from Slavery, one of the most widely read American autobiographies, in addition to The Story of My Life and Work, and six other autobiographical writings. Together, the selections provide readers with a first step toward understanding Washington and his immense impact. These writings reveal the moral values he absorbed from his mid-nineteenth-century experiences and teachers. As importantly, they present him to the world as he wished to be seen: as the black version of the American success hero and an exemplar of the Puritan work ethic that he believed to be the secret of his success. These works, along with so much of Washington's writing, served as a model for many black Americans striving to overcome poverty and prejudice.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- pp. xiii-xl
- The Story of My Life and Work
- pp. 1-210
- Up from Slavery
- pp. 211-388
- "Early Life and Struggle for an Education"
- pp. 392-393
- "Christmas Days in Old Viriginia"
- pp. 394-397
- An Extract from "The Privilege of Service"
- pp. 398-399
- Extracts from The Story of the Negro
- pp. 400-417
- Extracts from >My Larger Education
- pp. 418-458
Additional Information
Copyright
1972