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Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
4.0

I am not the person to criticize this man for anything, but some of the book did rub me...a weird way?

In comparison to other historical black figures I have read about recently, he was MUCH more forgiving of the white folks in all his life. He gave a few major "props" even.

His value for education and his yearning to learn and spread that to more black people made him the prominent figure a lot of us recognize today.

Doing more research and even reading more reviews, a lot of people feel similarly.

I can never underestand what any black person went through so I can't say how angry he should have been or resentful-it was just a bit surprising is all.