A slave among slaves -- Boyhood days -- The struggle for an education -- Helping others -- The Reconstruction period -- Black race and red race -- Early days at Tuskegee -- Teaching school in a stable and a hen-house -- Anxious days and sleepless nights -- A harder task than making bricks without straw -- Making their beds before they could lie on them -- Raising money -- Two thousand miles for a five-minute speech -- The Atlanta Exposition address -- The secret of success in public speaking -- Europe -- Last words.