1. From Plessy to Brown:
The African American Freedom Struggle in the 20th century of
Venetria K. Patton, Ph.D.
@DrVKPatton

2. Up From Slavery Booker T. Washington Biography Born a slave in 1856
From Plessy to Brown
Booker T. Washington
Biography
Born a slave in 1856
Educated at Hampton Normal Agricultural Institute in Virginia
Attended Wayland Seminary in Washington, DC
Selected to run Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute

3. Up From Slavery
From Plessy to Brown
How does Walter H. Page’s introduction set up Washington’s narrative?
What does Washington’s ignorance regarding his birthdate and extended family suggest about the position of slaves?
What is Washington’s attitude toward whites?
Why does Washington refuse to hold one section responsible for slavery?
Why does Washington refer to slavery as a school and consider former slaves as better off than other blacks?
Throughout the narrative Washington notes his lack of bitterness—why might he point his out?

4. Up From Slavery
From Plessy to Brown
How might Washington’s goal differ from other slave narrators?
What is the moral of the story of the ship lost at sea?
What is the purpose of the hand metaphor?
What are Washington’s views on social equality? How might his own social standing have influence his beliefs?
How do whites and blacks respond to his Atlanta Exposition Address?
Was Washington right or wrong about political rights being accorded to blacks by white Southerners without outside or artificial forcing?

5. Up From Slavery From Plessy to Brown
Recording of Atlanta Exposition Address:
PDF of Atlanta Exposition Address:
Publications by Booker T. Washington:
Video Clip about Conflict with W.E.B. DuBois:
An Online Exhibit:
Library of Congress Resources: