Up from Slavery; An Autobiography

Author: Washington, Booker T.
Title: Up from Slavery; An Autobiography
Publication: New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1901
Edition: First edition

Description: Hardcover. 8vo. [6], vii-ix, [1], 1-330 pp. Maroon vertically-ribbed cloth with gilt lettering on the front board and spine; top edge gilt. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author. Afro-Americana 10970. Ahearn Collected Books 680. ANB, William F. Mugleston, "Washington, Booker T. (05 April 1856?–14 November 1915)". Burke and Howe 674. Porter 301. No statement on the title page regarding Washington's previous works (some consider this issue of the title page to be the earlier one). One of several books Washington published during his lifetime, this is his second autobiographical work. Washington founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, a school that taught academic subjects and practical skills (agriculture, printing, etc.). Washington admitted Black boys and girls to the school, and was heavily involved in its daily operations. He courted white donors to pay for the school, but this posed a problem for his public image: his fear of losing money for his school shaped his rhetoric. Washington did not publicly advocate for full civil rights for Black Americans, but he did send money to various organizations clandestinely to help this cause. The author led a complicated but extraordinarily influential life, and remains an important figure of study in the history of the United States. Very Good.

A small push to the top textblock, a tiny tear to the gutter of the title page and a contemporary name on the free front endpaper.

Seller ID: 000014479

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