Up from Slavery - Hardcoverby Booker T. Washington (Author) Up From Slavery is a memoir written by Booker T. Washington, an African American educator and leader who rose from slavery to become one of the most influential figures of his time. The book chronicles Washington's life from his childhood as a slave in Virginia to his education at the Hampton Institute and his founding of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Along the way, he recounts his struggles and triumphs as a