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How Did Booker T Washington Write Up From Slavery

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Carli Acosta
Period 4
Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington, born into slavery, led a life in which he was “not quite sure” of his exact birth date or place. His upbringing was described by himself as desolate and miserable. Despite this, he persevered and rose to success as the title of his autobiography, Up From Slavery, would suggest. He was a celebrated orator and well-respected voice of the African-American community, often meeting with leaders like General Samuel C. Armstrong and President Armstrong. This journey is one of struggle, but a hopefulness that ultimately builds him into the remembered and respected man he was. In the beginning of his life, he lived with the little family he had, his mother and brother, in a log cabin in the south until after the Civil War. He faced a difficult life before slaves were emancipated on a southern plantation. His father was most likely a white man from a neighboring plantation. It is, however, indicative of his character that he does not think of his father with any malice. He basically recognizes that he was a victim of the system “engrafted” upon the United States in …show more content…

He focuses on the whole person rather than one skill. He felt skill sets were important to the bigger picture. He encounters hardships when he begins Tuskegee as white frustration and anger swells in response to the prospect of African-American’s leaving their sharecropping traps and becoming successful members of society. The school grew in numbers quickly, along with the things Washington thought his students should know, like how to preserve their health and secure a job in the future. Washington assured his students that every skill was important and nothing was to be ashamed of, even working with your hands, which many students sought to leave behind when they came to

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