Up from Slavery (Library of Freedom)
For half a century from its publication in 1902 Up from Slavery was the best-known book written by a...
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For half a century from its publication in 1902 Up from Slavery was the best-known book written by an African American. The life of ex-slave Booker T. Washington embodied the legendary rise of the American self-made man, and his autobiography gave prominence for the first time to the voice of a group which had to pull itself up from extreme adversity.
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