Up From Slavery
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17
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All Themes The Dignity of Labor Vocational Education Meritocracy Gradual Racial Progress
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All Characters Booker T. Washington Washington’s Mother Washington’s Stepfather General Samuel C. Armstrong General J. F. B. Marshall Mrs. Ruffner Miss Mackie Olivia A. Davidson Miss Margaret James Murray (“Mrs. Washington”) W. E. B. Du Bois
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Up From Slavery

by Booker T. Washington
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
Themes
  • All Themes
  • The Dignity of Labor Theme Icon
    The Dignity of Labor
  • Vocational Education Theme Icon
    Vocational Education
  • Meritocracy Theme Icon
    Meritocracy
  • Gradual Racial Progress Theme Icon
    Gradual Racial Progress
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Booker T. Washington
  • Washington’s Mother
  • Washington’s Stepfather
  • General Samuel C. Armstrong
  • General J. F. B. Marshall
  • Mrs. Ruffner
  • Miss Mackie
  • Olivia A. Davidson
  • Miss Margaret James Murray (“Mrs. Washington”)
  • W. E. B. Du Bois
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Homespun Cap Symbol Icon
    The Homespun Cap
  • Bricks Symbol Icon
    Bricks
  • Henry O. Tanner Symbol Icon
    Henry O. Tanner
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allegory
  • Allusions
  • Ethos
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Pathos
  • Setting
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Verbal Irony
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Bunzey, Tyler. "Up From Slavery." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 7 Sep 2017. Web. 14 Feb 2026.


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Bunzey, Tyler. "Up From Slavery." LitCharts LLC, September 7, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2026. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/up-from-slavery.

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