Synopses & Reviews
Marking the first time The New York Public Library has drawn extensively from its special collections for a new series, these Collector's Editions offer the reader unprecedented access to the library's literary and artistic treasures. Each edition is illustrated with materials from the library's rare book and manuscript collections, including handwritten diaries, letters, and notebooks, previously available only to scholars.
To be published during Black History Month, this new collection brings together compelling stories of the human quest for freedom and dignity. The centerpiece is "Up From Slavery", first published by Doubleday in 1901 and never out-of-print since. In this American classic, Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) recounts his triumph over the legacy of slavery, his founding of a major educational institution (Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama), and his emergence as a national spokesperson for his race.
This edition also includes early black narratives by other remarkable men and women, along with a rich mix of archival material from The New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Synopsis
The New York Public Library Collector's Edition of Booker T. Washington's incendiary classic is accompanied by a selection of authentic slave narratives and is published to coincide with Black History Month. In addition, the volume is enhanced by a rich mix of archival material from the Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.