This is a book by the American educator and writer, Booker Washington, in which he narrates his life story, his experiences and his suffering, starting from his birth in the American South to his liberation from slavery and his social advancement, and how he worked hard, struggled, fought, studied and learned until he founded the Tuskegee Institute for the education of Africans and made himself a role model and looked up to. Because of his strength, determination and intense desire for change, he faced difficulties and endured the bitterness of days. This is a life story unlike any other, but it contains meanings of courage that remain for a long time after reading it, especially for those who think that their lives are worse than the lives of others and that they are not worth the struggle!