Up from Slavery: An Autobiography (version 3)
Booker T. Washington
Play
Length 8 h 38 min
Chapters 17
First published 1902
Up from Slavery is the autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington, describing his personal path up from the position of a slave child during the Civil War to his work at founding schools to help children from black or other disadvantaged groups learn skills that would give them the chance to work to pull themselves up by the bootstraps.
Chapters
1
Preface & A Slave among Slaves Read by Andrew Kennedy 35:59
2
Boyhood Days Read by Andrew Kennedy 28:54
3
The Struggle for an Education Read by Andrew Kennedy 32:08
4
Helping Others Read by Andrew Kennedy 24:08
5
The Reconstruction Period Read by Andrew Kennedy 18:11
6
Black Race and Red Race Read by Andrew Kennedy 20:45
7
Early Days at Tuskegee Read by Andrew Kennedy 17:32
8
Teaching School in a Stable and a Hen-House Read by Andrew Kennedy 25:29
9
Anxious Days and Sleepless Nights Read by Andrew Kennedy 24:19
10
A Harder Task than making Bricks without Straw Read by Andrew Kennedy 25:09
11
Making their Beds before they could lie on them Read by Andrew Kennedy 21:51
12
Raising Money Read by Andrew Kennedy 31:09
13
Two Thousand Miles for a Five Minute Speech Read by Andrew Kennedy 35:04
14
The Atlanta Exposition Address Read by Andrew Kennedy 38:34
15
The Secret of Success in Public Speaking Read by Andrew Kennedy 49:49
16
Europe Read by Andrew Kennedy 41:03
17
Last Words Read by Andrew Kennedy 48:23
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