Up From Slavery

"Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington
Born into slavery, Booker Washington suddenly gained his freedom, after the American Civil War. This is a first hand account from a slave around the events of the emancipation proclamation.
The book covers the inspiring story of a young man as he works to rise up from being enslaved as a child, overcoming massive obstacles to obtain an education, to eventually become an advisor to the president.
A truly inspiring and informative story."