Up from Slavery is one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written.
from that position, Washington reigned as the most importa.
In rags-to-riches fashion, Washington recounts his ascendance from early life as a mulatto slave in Virginia to a 34-year term as president of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
Its mantras of black economic empowerment, land ownership, and self-help inspired generations of black leaders, including Marcus Garvey, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Louis Farrakhan.
Up from Slavery is one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written