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1	Up from Slavery more books like this by Booker T Washington Nineteenth-century African American businessman, activist, and educator Booker Taliaferro Washington's, "Up from Slavery" is one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written. Its mantras of black economic empowerment, land ownership, and self-help inspired generations of black leaders, including Marcus Garvey, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, ... see all copies from £2.52! new only from £4.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Three Negro Classics more books like this by Booker T Washington, W E B Du Bois, PH.D., James Weldon Johnson UP FROM SLAVERY The autobiography of Booker T Washington is a startling portrait ofone of the great Americans of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The illegitimate son of 'a white man and a Negro slave, Washington, a man who struggled for his education, would go on to struggle for the dignity of all his people in a hostile and alien ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.67! \| first editions
3	Up from Slavery: An Autobiography more books like this by Booker T Washington Long considered one of the most inspiring autobiographies in American literature, UP FROM SLAVERY chronicles the author's beginnings as a slave to his success as an educator, writer, and speaker. Noted for his leadership of the Tuskegee Institute, Washington promoted economic progress through vocational education. see all copies from £5.12! new only from £5.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Up from Slavery (an Autobiography) more books like this by T Washington Booker T Washington Long considered one of the most inspiring autobiographies in American literature, UP FROM SLAVERY chronicles the author's beginnings as a slave to his success as an educator, writer, and speaker. Noted for his leadership of the Tuskegee Institute, Washington promoted economic progress through vocational education. see all copies from £5.30! new only from £8.35! \| first editions
5	Three African-American Classics: Up from Slavery/The Souls of Black Folk/Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass more books like this by Booker T Washington, W E B Du Bois, PH.D., Frederick Douglass Essential reading for students of African-American history, this collection represents three highly influential leaders. Washington and Douglass, both born into slavery, recount their rise from bondage to international recognition. Du Bois' landmark essays counsel a more aggressive approach to the civil rights movement. see all copies from £6.26! new only from £6.26!
6	The Negro Problem more books like this by Booker T Washington Over one hundred years ago, African Americans looked forward to the new twentieth century with mixed feelings of pride and discouragement. It was at this uncertain time that this interesting collection of articles by leading African American citizens was published to address what was then commonly known as 'the Negro problem'. Looking back at this ... see all copies from £6.03! new only from £6.03! \| first editions
7	The Story of the Negro: The Rise of the Race from Slavery: Volumes I and II more books like this by Booker T Washington The Story of the Negro is a history of Americans of African descent before and after slavery. Originally produced in two volumes, and published here for the first time in one paperback volume, the first part covers Africa and the history of slavery in the United States while the second part carries the history from the Civil War to the first part ... see all copies from £14.28! new only from £17.98!
8	Shadow and Light Shadow and Light: An Autobiography an Autobiography more books like this by Mifflin W Gibbs, Booker T Washington (Introduction by), Tom W Dillard (Introduction by) "M. W. Gibbs recalls a life of myriad transformations - from a youth of poverty to success in gold rush California to election as the first black municipal judge in America to service as the American consul to Madagascar. And Gibbs tells it all with verve and candor. It is an autobiography worthy of its subject - and just as much worth reading ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.39! \| first editions
9	Up from Slavery: An Autobiography more books like this by T Washington Booker T Washington Long considered one of the most inspiring autobiographies in American literature, UP FROM SLAVERY chronicles the author's beginnings as a slave to his success as an educator, writer, and speaker. Noted for his leadership of the Tuskegee Institute, Washington promoted economic progress through vocational education. see all copies from £1.55! new only from £8.63! \| signed copies
10	The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe more books like this by Booker T Washington This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from £20.92! new only from £20.92! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Story of My Life and Work more books like this by Booker T Washington Booker T. Washington's personal story, written at the height of personal renown and political influence. It is especially useful for its discussion of Washington's national role and his dealings with the Republican Party. see all copies from £16.24! new only from £16.24! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Future of the American Negro more books like this by Booker T Washington see all copies from £18.07! new only from £18.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Negro in the South: His Economic Progress in Relation to His Moral and Religious Development, more books like this by Booker T Washington This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £16.28! \| first editions
14 view cover	Up from Slavery: An Authoritative Text, Contexts, and Composition History, Criticism more books like this by Booker T Washington, William L Andrews (Editor), Thomas C Moser (Editor) This "Critical Edition" uses the text of the first edition, published in 1901. Accompanying material includes contemporary reviews, eight essays which present a variety of critical perspectives, and a collection of letters that reveal the process by which the autobiography was written. see all copies from £6.27! new only from £6.62!
15 view cover	Character Building more books like this by Booker T Washington In Character Building are thirty seven addresses that Booker T. Washington gave before students, faculty, and guests at the Tuskegee Institute. These addresses take the form of timeless advice on a number of subjects. Very motivational and uplifting. Washington was constantly, and often bitterly, criticized by his contemporaries for being too ... see all copies from £9.56! new only from £9.56! \| first editions
16 view cover	The negro in business more books like this by Booker T Washington This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from £15.12! new only from £21.61! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Story of the Negro: The Rise of the Race from Slavery more books like this by Booker T Washington This is an account of Africans and Americans of African descent before, during and after slavery by one of the most important figures in the campaign for racial equality in the U.S.A. Beginning with a description of the African heritage of black Americans, Booker T. Washington goes on to focus on the history of the Atlantic slave trade and how ... see all copies from £15.50! new only from £15.50! \| first editions
18 view cover	Frederick Douglass more books like this by Booker T. Washington CONTENTS Chronology Frederick Douglass, the Slave Back to Plantation-Life Escape from Slavery; Learning the Ways of Freedom Beginning of His Public Career Slavery and Anti-Slavery Seeks Refuge in England Home Again as a Freeman - New Problems and New Triumphs Free Colored People and Colonization The Underground Railway and the Fugitive Slave Law ... see all copies from £13.66! new only from £20.84! \| first editions
19 view cover	Up from Slavery: With Related Documents more books like this by Booker T Washington, W Fitzhugh Brundage (Editor) "Up From Slavery"is one of the most widely read African American autobiographies in the English language. It details how prominent African American leader Booker T. Washington rose from slavery to become one of the nation's most prominent orators and educators at the turn of the 20th century. This reprint of the original 1901 edition is enhanced ... see all copies from £7.17! new only from £13.70! \| first editions
20 view cover	Character building; being addresses delivered on Sunday evenings to the students of Tuskegee institute more books like this by Booker T. Washington see all copies from £18.37! new only from £18.37! \| first editions
21 view cover	My Larger Education: Chapters from My Experience more books like this by Booker T Washington, Howard McGary (Introduction by) In this book, a sequel to his famous autobiography, "Up from Slavery" (1901), Booker T Washington lays out his philosophy of hard work and cooperative attitudes in persuasive and reasonable terms. He describes the men and experiences that had a lasting influence on his thinking and the impressive achievements of his Tuskegee Normal and Industrial ... see all copies from £9.50! new only from £13.42!
22 view cover	Voices of Black America: Historical Recordings of Speeches, Poetry, Humor & Drama more books like this by Booker T Washington (Read by), Paul Laurence Dunbar (Read by), Langston Hughes (Read by) This unique collection, compiled especially for Naxos AudioBooks, features original recordings from 1908-1946 of Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Exposition Address, the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Langston Hughes, rarely heard humor of Charley Case, readings from God's Trombones by James Weldon Johnson, and so much more. see all copies from £3.80! new only from £3.80!
23 view cover	Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 3: 1889-95. Assistant Editors, Stuart B. Kaufman and Raymond W. Smock more books like this by Booker T Washington, Louis R Harlan, Raymond W Smock (Editor) see all copies from £11.84! new only from £56.17! \| first editions
24 view cover	Putting the Most Into Life (1906) by Booker T Washington see all copies from £9.99! new only from £9.99! \| first editions
25 view cover	Henson at the North Pole more books like this by Matthew A Henson, Robert E Peary (Foreword by), Booker T Washington (Introduction by) This thrilling memoir recounts a tale of danger, courage, and determination. The heroic African-American who was Peary's companion through two decades of Arctic exploration, Henson possessed navigational expertise and a rapport with Inuit people that ensured the expedition's success. "A really valuable addition to the literature." -- "The New York ... see all copies from £6.26! new only from £6.26!

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