Booker T. Washington and Black Progress: Up From Slavery 100 Years Later

by W. Fitzhugh Brundage (Editor)

Inspired by the centenary of the publication of Booker T. Washington's autobiography, Up From Slavery, this collection of essays reinterprets Washington's career and self-presentation. It also seeks to contextualize our understanding of both the man and his book.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

William Fitzhugh Brundage (born 1961) is an American historian, and William B. Umstead Professor of History, at University of North Carolina. He graduated from the University of Chicago, and from Harvard University with an MA and Ph.D, in 1988. Prior to taking up his current position at the University of North Carolina, he taught at Queen's University, and University of Florida.