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Recommended

Up from Slavery

by Booker T. Washington · 1900

Biography & Memoir · ranked #82 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Booker T. Washington, the most recognized national leader, orator and educator, emerged from slavery in the deep south, to work for the betterment of African Americans in the post Reconstruction perio

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The verdict

Category
Biography & Memoir
First published
1900 · 1900s
Author
Booker T. Washington
Standing
Recommended

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