UP FROM SLAVERY, Chapter I. A Slave Among Slaves

Welcome to the first chapter of Up From Slavery by Booker Taliaferro Washington, an extraordinary autobiography that illuminates the journey from enslavement to liberation, from ignorance to knowledge, and from oppression to empowerment. Through the pages of this remarkable book, we are invited to witness the life of a man who, born into the harsh realities of slavery, rose to become a towering figure in American history.