Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2020-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 285 Washington, Booker T. 1856 1915 Washington, Booker Taliaferro Curry, J. L. M. (Jabez Lamar Monroe) 1825 1903 Curry, Jabez Lamar Monroe Beard, Frank 1842 1905 Beard, F. (Frank) Beard, Thomas Francis The Story of My Life and Work Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, Chuck Greif, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Story of My Life and Work" by Booker T. Washington is an autobiographical account written in the late 19th century. This work captures the transformative journey of Washington, who rose from the shackles of slavery to become a leading educator and advocate for African American education and self-improvement. The narrative delves into his personal experiences, including his childhood, his education at institutions like Hampton Institute, and his establishment of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, emphasizing the significance of industrial education for the African American community. The opening of the autobiography describes Washington's early life as a child of enslaved parents, detailing the struggles and hardships they faced. It starts with his mother's determination for freedom and self-improvement despite the constraints of slavery. Washington reflects on his formative years spent in Virginia, then moving to West Virginia after the Civil War. He shares poignant memories of his mother's influence, their journey to freedom, and his early ambitions that were ignited by encounters with education. This foundational section sets the stage for his mission to uplift his race through education and hard work, themes that dominate the rest of his life story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Tuskegee Institute Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 African Americans -- Biography Educators -- United States -- Biography African American educators -- Biography E151 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 581535 2025-07-24T13:03:59.300809 text/html 557526 2024-10-17T17:47:56 text/html 14890011 2025-07-24T13:04:12.828770 application/epub+zip 14869488 2025-07-24T13:04:01.768827 application/epub+zip 284377 2025-07-24T13:04:00.352792 application/epub+zip 15000373 2025-07-24T13:04:20.422732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 14920762 2025-07-24T13:04:09.233751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391797 2022-09-27T23:50:05.755464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511071 2025-07-24T13:03:58.036836 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 491099 2024-10-17T17:47:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18760 2025-07-24T13:04:20.665701 application/rdf+xml 25747 2025-07-24T13:04:00.444813 image/jpeg 3224 2025-07-24T13:04:00.399841 image/jpeg 14515580 2025-07-24T13:03:59.707839 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia