Up from Slavery by Richard E. van der Ross

Booker's long-standing beliefs begin to change with his continued positive experiences with the southern whites. The Tuskegee Institute receives an esteemed guest. Chapter 11: Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie On Them Chapter 10: A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Strawīooker implements an unorthodox plan for the new construction, and works to overcome the objections of prospective students and their parents. The school continues to work towards expansion.

The arrival of the holiday season allows Booker to observe more of the local customs. Chapter 9: Anxious Days and Sleepless Nights Booker turns to the community for contributions. The Tuskegee School opens despite a number of setbacks. Chapter 8: Teaching School in a Stable and a Hen House As Booker prepares to procure a building for the new school, he observes the conditions and behaviors of the people of Tuskegee, always remaining hopeful. The author is asked to start a new school in Tuskegee. The author agrees to return to Hampton as an instructor. This chapter, covering the years 1867 to 1878, gives the author's first hand account of his experiences during the Reconstruction period, as well as a critique of the Federal Government's actions following the Civil War. The author's experiences at school and back at home give him an even greater appreciation of the value of kindness, as well as the importance of education as a means of achieving equality. While working in the salt mines, Booker hears of an opportunity to pursue an education.

The author further realizes the importance of an education. Newfound freedom gives the Washington family the opportunity to move. The author's earliest memories of childhood and the conditions in which his family lived and worked are explained. IntroductionĪn introduction to the original text, written by Walter H. The Author explains the incidents that lead to the writing of his autobiography. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers and philanthropists who helped in educating blacks and native Americans. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools (most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama), to helping black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps. Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T.

Up from Slavery by Richard E. van der Ross