Track | Chapter | Reader | Length |
01 | 00 - Preface/Introduction | Andy Yu | 24:06 |
02 | 01 - A Slave Among Slaves | Andy Yu | 36:56 |
03 | 02 - Boyhood Days | Tom Crawford | 28:48 |
04 | 03 - The Struggle For An Education | Tom Crawford | 30:53 |
05 | 04 - Helping Others | Mike Vendetti | 22:48 |
06 | 05 - The Reconstruction Period | Jay Vance | 17:46 |
07 | 06 - Black Race And Red Race | Lorelle Anderson | 16:20 |
08 | 07 - Early Days At Tuskegee | Katie Riley | 18:08 |
09 | 08 - Teaching School In A Stable And A Hen-House | Jay Vance | 22:45 |
10 | 09 - Anxious Days And Sleepless Nights | Jay Vance | 21:15 |
11 | 10 - A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw | Ancient mariner | 22:48 |
12 | 11 - Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie On Them | Crash | 17:20 |
13 | 12 - Raising Money | mwalimu | 26:54 |
14 | 13 - Two Thousand Miles For A Five-Minute Speech | Lorelle Anderson | 25:01 |
15 | 14 - The Atlanta Exposition Address | Preston McConkie | 24:02 |
16 | 15 - The Secret Of Success In Public Speaking | Anna Roberts | 34:54 |
17 | 16 - Europe | Jim Clevenger | 40:49 |
18 | 17 - Last Words | Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit | 43:16 |
Notes
Running Time: 7 hours and 55 minutes
Read by: Multiple readers
Book Coordinator: Carl Manchester
Meta Coordinator: Carl Manchester
Proof listener: iamartin
Artwork
Cover: Booker T. Washington, January 1, 1905, Harris & Ewing.
Inset: Cover of the first edition of Up from Slavery, 1901.
Inset: Booker T. Washington at his desk in the Tuskegee Institute, 1894.
Insert: Booker T. Washington giving the Atlanta Address in 1895.
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In his 1901 autobiography, Up from Slavery, Booker T. Washington chronicles his personal experiences as he rose from a slave child emancipated at age nine to the obstacles and difficulties he overcame to attend Hampton University and become the leader of the Tuskegee Institute. He recalls the generosity of teachers and of philanthropists such as the leaders of Standard Oil, Kodak, and Sears in helping blacks and Native Americans get an education. He emphasizes the importance of instilling self-esteem, manners, and good health in his students and the virtue of combining academics with practical knowledge of a trade.
Up From Slavery was serialized by The Outlook, a Christian newspaper, in 1900 before publication in book form in 1901. It became a best seller and the most popular African American autobiography before that of Malcolm X. It was listed by the Modern Library at No. 3 on its 1998 list of the 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of the 20th Century.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0683422134883 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0686175924138 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD Case |
Author | Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915) |
Year | 1901 |
Recording | |
Read by | Multiple readers |
Length | 7 hours and 55 minutes |
Type of Reading | Collaborative |
Up from Slavery
- Author: Booker T. Washington
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