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Washington’s view towards education in his autobiography, Up From Slavery Booker T. Washington’s autobiography, Up From Slavery, is a rich narrative of a man’s life who succeeds in life and becomes one of the founder of the Tuskegee Institute. The book takes us through one of the most dynamic periods in this country’s history. It provides a narrative on Washington’s life as well as his views on education and integration of African Americans. All though this book was written in the first year of this century, Washington’s views are still valid today. His views towards education not only were positive factor during the period, but also should be used today. In his autobiography, Washington writes about some of his most important lessons about education while he attended Hampton University. These lessons included his personal beliefs about keeping clean and self worth. He also learned that education does not mean that one was above manual labor. He say, “ Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work ”(Washington 131). Washington also said, “ At Hampton I not only learned that it was not a