{"product_id":"up-from-slavery-9798897182312","title":"Up from Slavery","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Booker T Washington\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Lushena Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Lushena Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUp from Slavery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the autobiography of \u003cstrong\u003eBooker T. Washington\u003c\/strong\u003e, an influential African American educator, orator, and leader. The book chronicles his journey from slavery to becoming the founder of Tuskegee Institute and a key figure in post-Civil War Black education and racial uplift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into slavery in 1856 in Virginia, Washington describes his early struggles for education, his deep belief in self-reliance and hard work, and his philosophy of racial progress. He details his experiences as a student at Hampton Institute, his founding of \u003cstrong\u003eTuskegee Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e, and his controversial belief that Black Americans should focus on vocational training and economic self-sufficiency rather than immediate political and social equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough controversial, \u003cem\u003eUp from Slavery\u003c\/em\u003e was widely read and influential, shaping debates on race, education, and civil rights. Washington's philosophy, sometimes criticized as accommodating segregation, was a major force in early 20th-century Black leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lushena Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45415586988183,"sku":"9798897182312","price":1632.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798897182312.webp?v=1768587619","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/up-from-slavery-9798897182312","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}