How Did Booker T Washington Write Up From Slavery

Up from slavery by Booker. T. Washington narrates the story of a young slave boy as he recalls his personal experience during the civil war and in working towards a better future through acquiring education. Washington writes about his life, right from birth to when slavery was abolished and the challenges he faced in attempts to advocate for education of the black race. Like many accounts about slavery, Washington narrates about the tortures that he went through as a slave. Washington’s autobiography is however different because prior to common beliefs, Washington argues in his book that the black race did not hate the white people despite the cruelty they were put through.
Up from slavery paints a picture of a society that had grown accustomed to each other where by the black people cared for their masters just as one would care for their family. The issue of racism and discrimination is clear in Washington’s autobiography. He gives accounts of how he had to escort his young mistresses to school and carry their books and how bad he felt that he could not acquire the same education as them. As a slave boy, Washington was denied the right to education and instead he was put to work from a very tender age. …show more content…
The slavery institution treated the black race as property and every child that was born by slave mothers was considered as additional property for the masters. Slavery was very active in the south. Large plantations and tobacco farming in those areas advocated slavery as the white masters needed people to work in their farms. The work was hard and it required long working hours. The introduction of slavery proved very beneficial for farmers as it meant the provision of manual labor without necessary having to pay for