Up from Slavery: quién es quién, cronología y lugares

Emancipation brings celebration, followed by anxiety about work, homes, and the responsibilities of freedom.

Washington's family moves to Malden, where he works in salt furnaces and arranges night lessons.

After a difficult journey, Washington earns admission to Hampton by thoroughly cleaning a room.

Washington overcomes money troubles and his mother's death to finish Hampton and become a teacher in Malden.

Washington studies in Washington, D.C., and rejects a political career in favor of education.

Washington returns to Hampton to teach, supervise Native American students, and lead a night school.

Washington accepts leadership of a proposed Tuskegee school and finds eager learners but no ready buildings or equipment.

Washington opens the Tuskegee school with thirty students, and Olivia A. Davidson joins him as a teacher.

Local contributions pay for Tuskegee's farm, while gifts and student labor support plans for Porter Hall.

After three failed kilns, Washington pawns his watch to finance a successful fourth brickmaking attempt.

Growing enrollment strains Tuskegee's boarding arrangements, and students endure bitter cold with inadequate bedding.

General Armstrong sponsors Northern meetings to help Washington raise money for Tuskegee's growing buildings.

Tuskegee establishes a night school so poor students can work, study, and save toward daytime attendance.

Washington's Atlanta Exposition address urges economic cooperation and draws national attention, praise, and criticism.

Washington describes how trusted colleagues, detailed reports, and orderly work support his frequent speaking trips.

Friends fund a European holiday for Washington and his wife while covering Tuskegee's running expenses.

Washington receives an honorary Harvard degree and persuades President McKinley to visit Tuskegee.