Up From Slavery
An Autobiography

by

Booker T. Washington

First published: 1901

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Table of Contents

Literary Elements
• Setting
• List of Characters
• Conflict
• Short Summary (Synopsis)
• Themes
• Mood
• Booker T. Washington - Biography

Chapter Summaries with Notes / Analysis
• Preface
• Chapter One - A Slave Among Slaves
• Chapter Two - Boyhood Days
• Chapter Three - The Struggle For An Education
• Chapter Four - Helping Others
• Chapter Five - The Reconstruction Period
• Chapter Six - Black Race and Red Race
• Chapter Seven - Early Days at Tuskegee
• Chapter Eight - Teaching School in a Stable and a Hen House
• Chapter Nine - Anxious Days and Sleepless Nights
• Chapter Ten - A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw
• Chapter Eleven - Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie On Them
• Chapter Twelve - Raising Money
• Chapter Thirteen - Two Thousand Miles For A Five Minute Speech
• Chapter Fourteen - The Atlanta Exposition Address
• Chapter Fifteen - The Secret of Success in Public Speaking
• Chapter Sixteen - Europe
• Chapter Seventeen - Last Words

Overall Analysis
• Character Analysis
• Plot Structure Analysis
• Themes - Theme Analysis
• Author's Style
• Rising Action
• Falling Action
• Point of View
• Foreshadowing
• Irony
• Important Quotations/Quotes and Analysis
• Symbolism/Motifs/Metaphors/Symbols
• Key Facts

Questions
• Study Questions/Multiple-Choice Quiz
• Answer Key
• Essay Topics - Book Report Ideas

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