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UP FROM SLAVERY - BOOKER T WASHINGTON TASCHENBUCH

Up From Slavery chronicles the life of Booker T. Washington from his days as a child slave
during American Civil War to his journey though self-education and towards his growth as a
prominent African American leader. This book became a best seller upon its publication in 1905
and impressed Theodore Roosevelt so much that he invited Washington to dine at White House. I
was born a slave on a plantation in Franklin County  Virginia. 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. As nearly as I have been able to learn  I was born near a cross-roads post-office
called Hale's Ford  and the year was 1858 or 1859. I do not know the month or the day. The
earliest impressions I can now recall are of the plantation and the slave quarters-the latter
being the part of the plantation where the slaves had their cabins. My life had its beginning
in the midst of the most miserable  desolate  and discouraging surroundings. Booker T.
Washington (1856-1915) was an American educator  author  orator  and advisor to presidents of
the United States. Washington was from the last generation of black American leaders born into
slavery and became the leading voice of the former slaves and their descendants. He was also a
key proponent of African-American businesses and one of the founders of the National Negro
Business League.

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