- Up From Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools-most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama-to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers and philanthropists who helped in educating blacks and native Americans. He describes his efforts to instill manners, breeding, health and a feeling of dignity to students. (summary from wikipedia.org)
Chapter listing and chapter length:
00 -- Preface/Introduction -- 00:24:14
Read by: Andy Yu
01 -- A Slave Among Slaves -- 00:37:09
Read by: Andy Yu
02 -- Boyhood Days -- 00:28:56
Read by: Tom Crawford
03 -- The Struggle For An Education -- 00:31:02
Read by: Tom Crawford
04 -- Helping Others -- 00:22:56
Read by: Mike Vendetti
05 -- The Reconstruction Period -- 00:18:00
Read by: Jay Vance
06 -- Black Race And Red Race -- 00:16:30
Read by: Lorelle Anderson
07 -- Early Days At Tuskegee -- 00:18:16
Read by: Katie Riley
08 -- Teaching School In A Stable And A Hen-House -- 00:22:55
Read by: Jay Vance
09 -- Anxious Days And Sleepless Nights -- 00:21:26
Read by: Jay Vance
10 -- A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw -- 00:22:52
Read by: Ancient mariner
11 -- Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie On Them -- 00:17:36
Read by: Crash
12 -- Raising Money -- 00:27:05
Read by: mwalimu
13 -- Two Thousand Miles For A Five-Minute Speech -- 00:25:11
Read by: Lorelle Anderson
14 -- The Atlanta Exposition Address -- 00:24:09
Read by: Preston McConkie
15 -- The Secret Of Success In Public Speaking -- 00:35:09
Read by: Anna Roberts
16 -- Europe -- 00:41:09
Read by: Jim Clevenger
17 -- Last Words -- 00:43:37
Read by: Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit