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InUpfromSlavery,Washingtonrecountsthestoryofhislife—fromslavetoeducator.Theearlysectionsdealwithhisupbringingasaslaveandhiseffortstogetaneducation.Washingtondetailshistransitionfromstudenttoteacher,andoutlineshisowndevelopmentasaneducatorandfounderoftheTuskegeeInstituteinAlabama.InthefinalchaptersofUpFromSlavery,Washingtondescribeshiscareerasapublicspeakerandcivilrightsactivist.