"Rising Beyond Chains" is a compilation of the influential writings of Booker T. Washington, a prominent American educator and advocate born into slavery. Through his eloquent slave narratives, powerful memoirs, and thought-provoking lectures and speeches, Washington emerges as a leading voice for former slaves and their descendants during a crucial period in American history. Through this compilation, readers gain profound insights into Washington's philosophy, emphasizing self-reliance, education, and economic empowerment as essential components of African-American progress. Table of Contents: The Story of My Life and Work Up from Slavery The Future of the American Negro Character Building Working With the Hands The Negro in the South The Man Farthest Down Frederick Douglass The Story of Slavery Industrial Education for the Negro Address in Memory of Carl Schurz