Booker T Washington Up From Slavery

White man’s happiness cannot be purchased by the black man’s misery. Up From Slavery, is an autobiography, written by Booker T Washington is an account of his life, which began in slavery and ended with his being a renowned educator
Frederick Douglass was published in 1845. It an Autobiography of one of the most well known African-American slaves. The narrative begins with Fredericks early life, and ending soon after he escapes in his early twenties. The agreement for this story is, Washington was a black slave that became a very influential man by founding the Tuskegee Institute in the the 19th century. Douglass, also a black slave became a world renowned anti-slavery activist. At first glance, even though these two men grew
up far from each other, they both were very influential, black slaves wanting freedom, and they both found God.

First and foremost, both men were black slaves wanting their freedom, and both had a longing for it that was very much the same.
For Douglass, he managed to make it through childhood without fully understanding what slavery was. It wasn’t till he witnessed his Aunt Hester being whipped by his master, that he understood what slavery meant. His real introduction to suffering occurs one day when Douglass collapsed from fatigue. Covey kicked him and gave him a harsh beating, and it's here that he learns to overcome suffering. After his experience, he vows that he would rather die rather than let himself be whipped again, he gains the strength of will he will eventually need for his journey north to freedom. In Up from Slavery, Washington wrote, "My life had its beginning in the midst of the most miserable, desolate, and discouraging surroundings. This was so, however, not because my owners were especially cruel, for they were not, as compared with many others.” He was often worried that he would be victim of the lash. He didn’t experience lashing, when Washington described the morning that he witnessed his Uncle Monroe tied to a tree and whipped with a cowhide as he yelled the words "Pray Master!", he saw others experience pain. That led him to want freedom
more. So in the end, but had a longing for freedom because of others pain.
For Douglass and Booker, the suffering of others influenced them to later become very influential.

Additionally, They both, with their past experiences became influential men in areas they were passionate about. Douglass became an Anti slavery slavery activist. He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women’s rights and Irish home rule. Among Douglass’s writings are several autobiographies eloquently describing his experiences in slavery and his life after the Civil War, including the well-known work Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Booker Taliaferro Washington was the foremost black educator of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also had a major influence on southern race relations and was the dominant figure in black public affairs from 1895 until his death in 1915. A teaching position at Hampton decided his future career. In 1881 he founded Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute on the Hampton model in the Black Belt of Alabama.
Both men were passionate about their careers, and they both help the black community
greatly.

Lastly, both men found God, but in different ways. Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference," wrote Frederick Douglass, a leading American abolitionist and former slave. Douglass rejected all biblical justifications of slavery after living under the cruel institution himself. Born in Maryland in 1818, his master's wife taught Douglass to read at a young age, and Douglass shared this knowledge with other slaves, encouraging them to read the New Testament and interpret Jesus Christ's message of equality. But Douglass rejected all Biblical justifications of slavery. After escaping slavery, Douglass settled in New Bedford, Mass., and joined an integrated Methodist church where he attended anti-slavery meetings and befriended fellow abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. Garrison encouraged the young Douglass to become an anti-slavery lecturer, and in 1845, Douglass published his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Booker's mother taught him about God from a young age. After he was freed, he went to Sunday school, then based his school off of. As two different men, it would seem that Frederick Douglass and Booker T Washington had nothing in common. However, they both were black slaves wanting freedom, they became influential men in the world, and most importantly they found common ground in God.