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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04327 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1900s |
| Title | Up from slavery: an autobiography |
| Date | 29 December 1909 |
| Author | Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | Published by Doubleday, Page & Company. Signed in Tuskegee, Alabama. Inscribed to George B. Utley, a librarian. Contains articles describing events in Washington's life, including his childhood as a slave in Virginia, his struggle to acquire an education, and his work as an educator and administrator of the Tuskegee Institute. Includes a printed photograph of Washington opposite the title page. |
| Subjects | Progressive Era Slave Life African American History Slavery Education Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915) Utley, George Burwell (1876-1946) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Arts & Literature; Education |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |