Up From Slavery
by marikoy on September 24th, 2011
filed under Australia, Political Science, Service, Travel, books
(A re-post from my participation in The Novel Challenge)
I have a confession to make. I haven’t finished reading this book today. 
It has been a busy day for me at work, so I haven’t had as much time to read the book, although I was able to read several pages.
The first few lines of the book amused me, yet at the same time, I felt sorry for those who had been in slavery. Booker T. Washington, who wrote the book, was born a slave. One might find it funny when he said that he knew not the date of his birth but supposed that he must have been born sometime somehow. But again, you can also feel sorry for him. Imagine not having birthday parties like most fortunate kids nowadays!
One might feel sorry for Negro slaves upon reading Booker’s book, but you’d also admire them. You’ll learn what great hearts they have, to the point of willingly risking their lives just to save their masters’ families. You’ll learn that even though they are slaves, living in the most miserable conditions and serving without salaries, yet they love the people they serve in the most unselfish manner.
If you haven’t read Up From Slavery, you should grab a copy as soon as you can and read it. I highly recommend it. Some of the greatest lessons in life are in this book.
I hope I’ll have enough time to finish it tomorrow. 
Do what you have to do first. There is always time to finish the book. It does sound interesting. Seeing my family is from Surinam, so my ancestors had experienced slavery first hand too. Hope you finish your book!