"Up from Slavery" is an autobiography written by Booker T. Washington, an influential African American educator, author, and advisor to presidents of the United States. The book was first published in 1901. In it, Washington recounts his life journey from being born into slavery in Virginia in the mid-19th century to becoming one of the most prominent African American leaders of his time.
The book chronicles Washington's early years as a slave, his emancipation, and his struggles to obtain an education. Despite facing numerous obstacles and hardships, Washington's determination and hard work led him to attend the Hampton Institute, a school for African Americans. He later became the founding principal of the Tuskegee Institute, a historically black college in Alabama.
"Up from Slavery" also discusses Washington's philosophy of racial uplift and self-help. He believed in the importance of vocational education and economic self-sufficiency for African Americans as a means of achieving social and political equality in the post-Reconstruction South.
Overall, the book is a powerful narrative of resilience, perseverance, and the pursuit of equality in the face of adversity. It remains a significant work in African American literature and a testament to the enduring legacy of Booker T. Washington's contributions to American society.
I was asked not long ago to tell something about the sports and pastimes that I engaged in during my youth. Until that question was asked it had never occurred to me that there was no period of my life that was devoted to play. From the time that I can remember anything, almost every day of my life had been occupied in some kind of labour; though I think I would now be a more useful man if I had had time for sports. During the period that I spent in slavery I was not large enough to be of much service, still I was occupied most of the time in cleaning the yards, carrying water to the men in the fields, or going to the mill to which I used to take the corn, once a week, to be ground. The mill was about three miles from the plantation. This work I always dreaded. The heavy bag of corn would be thrown across the back of the horse, and the corn divided about evenly on each side; but in some way, almost without exception, on these trips, the corn would so shift as to become unbalanced and would fall off the horse, and often I would fall with it. As I was not strong enough to reload the corn upon the horse, I would have to wait, sometimes for many hours, till a chance passer-by came along who would help me out of my trouble. The hours while waiting for some one were usually spent in crying. The time consumed in this way made me late in reaching the mill, and by the time I got my corn ground and reached home it would be far into the night. The road was a lonely one, and often led through dense forests. I was always frightened. The woods were said to be full of soldiers who had deserted from the army, and I had been told that the first thing a deserter did to a Negro boy when he found him alone was to cut off his ears. Besides, when I was late in getting home I knew I would always get a severe scolding or a flogging.
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