Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington

Hardcover. Condition: Good-. 1928. Houghton Mifflin Company. Riverside Press. School Edition.

Booker T. Washington, the most recognized national leader, orator and educator, emerged from slavery in the deep south, to work for the betterment of African Americans in the post Reconstruction period.

"Up From Slavery" is an autobiography of Booker T. Washington's life and work, which has been the source of inspiration for all Americans. Washington reveals his inner most thoughts as he transitions from ex-slave to teacher and founder of one of the most important schools for African Americans in the south, The Tuskegee Industrial Institute.

Early edition, slightly shaken with fraying to top and bottom of spine, Corners bumped and rubbed. Writing on front end papers, but interior clean.