![]() The edition is limited to 1500 copies signed by Gillen. ![]() This 1970 edition is handsomely bound and embellished with 12 full-page illustrations by artist Denver Gillen (1914–1975). Royalties from the book were also a source of income for the school.” ( DANB) A superior copy retaining is original glassine dust jacket and with the accompanying publisher’s sales literature. He established a powerful political and financial network to advance the cause of African Americans through education and business known as the Tuskegee Machine. “The account of Washington’s struggles and successes which he achieved through persistence and self-reliance was influential in interesting men like Andrew Carnegie and Henry H. Spanning from his fight for education through his founding of the world-renowned Tuskegee Institute, Washingtons Up from Slavery remains one of the most. Washington writes about being born into slavery in Virginia and describes the foundation of the influential Black school in Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute. Washington’s critically acclaimed autobiography, first published in 1901 and translated into 18 languages. Illustrated edition of Up from Slavery, Black educator and race leader Booker T. Washington III and Illustrations by Denver Gillen. ![]()
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