![]() ![]() Nor does it mean Up From Manual To Intellectual Labor, even though this is mostly true of Washington’s life. Up From Slavery does not mean Up From Unending Toil. Although the references to Christianity are few, the Protestant work ethic and its belief in the incontrovertible power of labor to transform the laborer are impressed deeply into each page. ![]() He means by this that he has worked hard enough that at each point those holding an opportunity have been forced to give it to him, because he’s earned it. Washington’s argument is his life: he’s made himself “indispensable,” and this he demands of every student that comes to Tuskegee. It doesn’t really refer to the fight for political and civil rights at all. However, Up From Slavery (hereafter UFS) doesn’t explicitly address delaying political and civil rights. Du Bois says in his book The Souls of Black Folk. Up From Slavery certainly argues for an industrial and agricultural training for blacks, as W.E.B. What I learnt about Washington from Up From Slavery Back to Du Bois and justice, forgiveness’s crucible.Speaking of ideas, how about forgiveness.What I learnt about Washington from Up From Slavery. ![]()
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