16 Books About Black History That Will Inspire You to Stay Strong

Booker T. Washington was an American author, educator, and adviser to multiple presidents. He was a key leader in the Black community during the early 1900s. This autobiography records his trials and challenges as a slave child and later in establishing vocational schools to help Black Americans receive an education. Up From Slavery contains articles originally published by Washington as well as autobiographical anecdotes written while he traveled in the South.