Up From Slavery
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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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The Dignity of Labor
Vocational Education
Meritocracy
Gradual Racial Progress
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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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The Homespun Cap
Bricks
Henry O. Tanner
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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
Vocational Education
Meritocracy
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
Bricks
Henry O. Tanner
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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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