Up From Slavery

Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. WashingtonBorn into slavery Booker Washington suddenly gained his freedom after the American Civil War. This is a firsthand account from a slave around the events of the Emancipation Proclamation.The book covers the inspiring story of a young man as he works to rise up from being enslaved as a child overcoming massive obstacles to obtain an education to eventually become an advisor to the president.A truly inspiring and informative story.