EPISODE · Oct 27, 2022 · 7H 16M
Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington ~ Full Audiobook [biography]
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Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington audiobook. Genre: biography 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. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:19:09) Chapter 01 (00:49:09) Chapter 02 (01:13:28) Chapter 03 (01:40:46) Chapter 04 (02:02:47) Chapter 05 (02:17:36) Chapter 06 (02:35:41) Chapter 07 (02:51:15) Chapter 08 (03:10:56) Chapter 09 (03:30:00) Chapter 10 (03:49:29) Chapter 11 (04:07:34) Chapter 12 (04:33:11) Chapter 13 (05:00:13) Chapter 14 (05:29:04) Chapter 15 (06:09:37) Chapter 16 (06:43:45) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington audiobook. Genre: biography 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. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:19:09) Chapter 01 (00:49:09) Chapter 02 (01:13:28) Chapter 03 (01:40:46) Chapter 04 (02:02:47) Chapter 05 (02:17:36) Chapter 06 (02:35:41) Chapter 07 (02:51:15) Chapter 08 (03:10:56) Chapter 09 (03:30:00) Chapter 10 (03:49:29) Chapter 11 (04:07:34) Chapter 12 (04:33:11) Chapter 13 (05:00:13) Chapter 14 (05:29:04) Chapter 15 (06:09:37) Chapter 16 (06:43:45) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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