Behind the Scenes: or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House - Elizabeth Keckley

Behind the Scenes: or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House

By Elizabeth Keckley

  • Release Date: 2016-05-13
  • Genre: U.S. History

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Elizabeth HobbsKeckley (sometimes spelled Keckly; February 1818 – May 1907) was a formerslave who became a successful seamstress, civil activist and author inWashington, DC. She was best known as the personal modiste and confidante ofMary Todd Lincoln, the First Lady.

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