Booker T. Washington - Up from Slavery: Includes Ebook

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by naphtalia

Up From Slavery: Booker T. Washington in His Own Words

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Mar 30, 2003
Pros: Easy to read and incredibly inspiring
Cons: none

Summary: The history of the any group of people is often embodied by a particular individual's experience. For Jewish victims of the Nazis, Anne Frank's diary tells the story. For ex-slaves after the American Civil War no individual better expresses the feeling ... read more
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by bilavideo

Awesome, Inspiring, Mind-Blowing Classic

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Jan 21, 2007
Pros: straight-forward, eloquent, mind-blowing, inspiring
Cons: a little wordy at times

Summary: Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery is an awesome account of slavery and the aftermath. Booker T. Washington was born "on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia" just before the beginning of the American Civil War. He doesn't know exactly where, ... read more
by matthewn

Up From Slavery

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Feb 7, 2004
Pros: A good insight into the life of a famous black businessmen/educator
Cons: None really, except that his comments about the KKK were kind of ironic.

Summary: Part of the Black History Month write off: htt p://www.epinions.com/content_3 759775876 I just got finished reading “Up From Slavery” by Booker. T Washington. This is his official autobiography, which was ... read more
by imgeorg

Swept His Way Into History

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Dec 3, 2000
Pros: Short, Easy to Understand Even Today
Cons: None

Summary: "I am not quite sure of the exact place or exact date of my birth, but at any rate, I suspect I must have been born somewhere, and at some time..." You've got to appreciate a man who, in spite of his dubious beginnings, obviously had a sense of ... read more
by SamSOHK

Wow

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May 5, 2000
Pros: Intelligent and Thought Provoking
Cons: Ideas a not easily understood

Summary: �The wisest of my race understand the agitation of questions of social equality is the extremist folly�� As the Civil War drew to a close, a great question remained. What would be the place of the freedmen in society? Booker T. ... read more

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