Three African-American Classics: Up from Slavery, The Souls of Black Folk and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (868 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486457575 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Washington published five books with the aid of ghost writers, among them his first autobiography The Story of My Life and Work and his bestselling second biography Up from Slavery, which earned him his invite to the White House. After emancipation, Washington attended college in Virginia, and gained fame as a result of his 1895
Exploring such themes as slavery and its abolition, the struggle for equality, and the impassioned rise from bondage to international recognition, each landmark book is a founding work in the civil rights literature of America.Included here are Booker T. E. B.Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk, and Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. This essential collection comprises a trio of the most influential African-American writings of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Washington's Up From Slavery, W. These stirring accounts, significant testaments to our nation's past together in one volume, belong on the bookshelves of everyone interested in African-American history.
He took the name Douglass after escaping from the South in 1838.As a leader in the abolitionist movement, Douglass was famed for his eloquent yet incisive political writing. Washington, understood the central importance of education in improving the lives of African Americans, and was therefore an early proponent of desegregation.A firm believer in equal rights for all, Douglass attended a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington, D.C., in the hours before his death in February 1895. About the Author Booker T. Washington published five books with the aid of ghost writers, among them his first autobiography The Story of My Life and Work and his bestselling second biography Up from Slavery, which earned him his invite to the White House. Washington was an African-American teacher, author, presidential advisor, and civil-rights leader. Washington s contribution to educational equality was made greater by his influence in the social circles of millionaires
I love this book Booker T Washington, W.E.B.DuBois and Fredrerick Douglass are important historical figures in the black slavery experience. To me they are the Fathers of black American freedom and liberty from slavery. One cannot understand the personal and individual experiences that former slaves went through to gain their freedom until they come into contact with the lives of these former slaves.I highly recommend this b. A in this class the material was for a class but after reading it I gained more than I was to gain. Great combination of Douglass, Washington and Dubois 3 geniuses with their mind set of slavery and how to live the the life after it.. reviewinator said Washington Did great things in his life and wrote about them in. Du Bois book is weak as far as details - He just tries to get poetic with his feelings about the situation without explaining the details about the situation. Washington Did great things in his life and wrote about them in a way that kept me interested. He was definitely a great man no matter what color his skin was. Douglas spent his childhood and his young adult years in slavery and pulled no punches when