Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington · 1901 · Biography
Full text · 17 chaptersNarrated in your voice
What it's about
Booker T. Washington's autobiography, from his birth into slavery in Virginia and his walk to Hampton Institute to the founding of Tuskegee and his 1895 Atlanta address. Plainly told, practical and still debated for its approach to race and progress.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers interested in American history after emancipation - Anyone who likes stories of building something from nothing - Students of education and civil rights
