Waubonsee Community College

Up from slavery,, an autobiography

eng

autobiography

illustrations

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non fiction

Up from slavery,

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an autobiography

The autobiography of the man who, though born in slavery, educated himself and went on to found Tuskegee Institute

A Slave among Slaves -- Boyhood Days -- The Struggle for an Education -- Helping Others -- The Reconstruction Period -- Black Race and Red Race -- Early Days at Tuskegee -- Teaching School in a Stable and a Hen-House -- Anxious Days and Sleepless Nights -- A Harder Task than Making Bricks without Straw -- Making Their Beds before They Could Lie on Them -- Raising Money -- Two Thousand Miles for a Five-Minute Speech -- The Atlanta Exposition Address -- The Secret of Success in Public Speaking -- Europe -- Last Words