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Auction: 317 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 583

[Black History]. Washington, Booker T. Up From Slavery An Autobiography. New York, Doubleday, Page &Co, 1901. Small octavo, maroon cloth with gilt title, 330pp. Washington recounts his rise from being a slave child during the Civil War, the difficulties and obstacles he faced getting an education at the new Hampton University, and the establishment of his vocational schools, notably Tuskegee University, to help disadvantaged minorities. Excellent condition and a pleasing example of this first edition, Fine.

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