Summary of up from the slavery
- 'Up from slavery' is a novel written by Booker T Washington.
- It is an autobiography and follows the life history of Booker from a life of enslavement to finally becoming one of the most well known orators and political thinkers of his times.
- Booker describes the extremely tough life he led as a slave: working in furnaces, as domestic help, on ships to fulfil his desire to study at the Hampton institute.
- He describes in detail how he imbibed the values of hard work, desire for excellence, perseverance from Mrs Ruffner.
- He established the vocational institute at Tuskgee that offered training to black men and women to get better work opportunities.
- He taught his students to be patient, have good manners, be healthy and dignified.
- It is an autobiography and follows the life history of Booker from a life of enslavement to finally becoming one of the most well known orators and political thinkers of his times.
- Booker describes the extremely tough life he led as a slave: working in furnaces, as domestic help, on ships to fulfil his desire to study at the Hampton institute.
- He describes in detail how he imbibed the values of hard work, desire for excellence, perseverance from Mrs Ruffner.
- He established the vocational institute at Tuskgee that offered training to black men and women to get better work opportunities.
- He taught his students to be patient, have good manners, be healthy and dignified.