title: Slavery Today (Groundwork Guides)
author:  Kevin Bales 
description: Authoritative and passionate...a horrifying account of contemporary slavery across the globe...for readers who want to get involved... (Hazel Rochman <i>Booklist</i> 2008-11-08)<br /><br />The book's short chapters should give readers plenty to talk about...Bales and Cornell employ clear, jargon-free language that...doesn't shy away from the seriousness and horror of modern-day slavery. (<i>Quill & Quire</i> 2008-11-08)<br /><br />...the authors work hard to bring the issues to life for their readers. (Suzanne James <i>Canadian Literature</i> 2010-04-11)
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  Up From Slavery
  
  
  Preface
  
  Introduction
  
  
  UP FROM SLAVERY
  
  
    
    
  Chapter I. A Slave Among Slaves  
    
  Chapter II. Boyhood Days  
    
  Chapter III. The Struggle For An Education  
    
  Chapter IV. Helping Others  
    
  Chapter V. The Reconstruction Period  
    
  [Chapter VI. Black Race And Red
  Race](Up%20From%20Slavery_split_001.html#filepos148170)  
    
  [Chapter VII. Early Days At
  Tuskegee](Up%20From%20Slavery_split_001.html#filepos167628)  
    
  [Chapter VIII. Teaching School In A Stable And A
  
  
  Hen-House  
    
  [Chapter IX. Anxious Days And Sleepless
  Nights](Up%20From%20Slavery_split_001.html#filepos204857)  
    
  [Chapter X. A Harder Task Than Making Bricks
  
  
  Without Straw  
    
  [Chapter XI. Making Their Beds Before They Could
  
  
  Lie On Them  
    
  [Chapter XII. Raising Money](Up%20From%20Slavery_split_002.html#filepos264666)  
    
  [Chapter XIII. Two Thousand Miles For A
  
  
  Five-Minute Speech  
    
  [Chapter XIV. The Atlanta Exposition
  Address](Up%2