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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

by Booker T. Washington

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  1. 1Dedication
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Introduction
  4. 4Chapter I — A Slave Among Slaves
  5. 5Chapter II — Boyhood Days
  6. 6Chapter III — The Struggle for an Education
  7. 7Chapter IV — Helping Others
  8. 8Chapter V — The Reconstruction Period
  9. 9Chapter VI — Black Race and Red Race
  10. 10Chapter VII — Early Days at Tuskegee
  11. 11Chapter VIII — Teaching School in a Stable and a Hen-House
  12. 12Chapter IX — Anxious Days and Sleepless Nights
  13. 13Chapter X — A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw
  14. 14Chapter XI — Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie on Them
  15. 15Chapter XII — Raising Money
  16. 16Chapter XIII — Two Thousand Miles for a Five-Minute Speech
  17. 17Chapter XIV — The Atlanta Exposition Address
  18. 18Chapter XV — The Secret of Success in Public Speaking
  19. 19Chapter XVI — Europe
  20. 20Chapter XVII — Last Words

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