I.A slave among slves -- II. Boyhood days -- III. The struggle for an education -- IV. Helping others -- V. The Reconstruction Period -- VI. Black race and red race -- VII. Early days at Tuskegee -- VIII. Teaching school in a stable and a hen-house -- IX. Anxious days and sleepless nights -- X.A harder task than making bricks without straw -- XI. Making their beds before they could lie on them -- XII. Raising money -- XIII. Two thousand miles for a five-minute speech -- XIV. The Atlanta Exposition address -- XV. The secret of success in public speaking -- XVI. Europe -- XVII. Last words.