Up From Slavery is an autobiography about the life of Booker T. Washington. It has 224 pages, all about Mr. Washington. This report will include the following: Booker’s childhood, his struggle for education, and the establishment of Tuskegee Institute. Now let us dive directly into Booker’s world.
The first subject I am going to talk about is Booker’s childhood. Booker was born a slave during the American Civil War. His mother was the plantation cook and his father wasn’t even around. There were rumors that booker’s father was a white man. Yet Booker didn’t hate his father because he wasn’t around,but instead,curiosity drove him to work harder. Since a slave’s life was centered around work, he didn’t have a choice really. Booker lived with his mother, older brother, and younger sister in a tiny, fourteen by sixteen shack. The sad part was that booker didn’t even know when he was born. Most of the time, Booker fell asleep with a grumbling stomach. Food was scarce during the war and even the white folk were forced to give up delicates. And through it all, the slaves still felt a tenderness for their masters. And when freedom did come, the slaves …show more content…
The first thing Booker learned was the number eighteen. How he learned this was by the salt furnaces. The family salt barrel’s number was eighteen and his stepfather made him memorize that number. His mother bought him his first book: a copy of Webster’s “blue-back” spelling book. Years later, Booker set out on a journey to the Hampton normal and Agricultural Institute. Here, Booker worked for his education. In fact, Mr.Washington worked as a janitor for the school during his second year. At Hampton, Booker learned to accomplish the mandatory things in life, such as the following: brushing your teeth, taking a shower, and cleaning. After graduating, the head professor suggested Booker visit Tuskegee, Alabama. Booker did so, which leads us to our third and final
The first subject I am going to talk about is Booker’s childhood. Booker was born a slave during the American Civil War. His mother was the plantation cook and his father wasn’t even around. There were rumors that booker’s father was a white man. Yet Booker didn’t hate his father because he wasn’t around,but instead,curiosity drove him to work harder. Since a slave’s life was centered around work, he didn’t have a choice really. Booker lived with his mother, older brother, and younger sister in a tiny, fourteen by sixteen shack. The sad part was that booker didn’t even know when he was born. Most of the time, Booker fell asleep with a grumbling stomach. Food was scarce during the war and even the white folk were forced to give up delicates. And through it all, the slaves still felt a tenderness for their masters. And when freedom did come, the slaves …show more content…
The first thing Booker learned was the number eighteen. How he learned this was by the salt furnaces. The family salt barrel’s number was eighteen and his stepfather made him memorize that number. His mother bought him his first book: a copy of Webster’s “blue-back” spelling book. Years later, Booker set out on a journey to the Hampton normal and Agricultural Institute. Here, Booker worked for his education. In fact, Mr.Washington worked as a janitor for the school during his second year. At Hampton, Booker learned to accomplish the mandatory things in life, such as the following: brushing your teeth, taking a shower, and cleaning. After graduating, the head professor suggested Booker visit Tuskegee, Alabama. Booker did so, which leads us to our third and final