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Elizabeth Keckley

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Elizabeth Keckley (1818-1907) was a former slave and was best known as being a personal confidante to Mary Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's wife and the First Lady. After being freed, she become a successful seamstress, author, and civil rights activist. Her autobiography, Behind the Scenes, not only gives a history of her life but also gives insight into the First Family's affairs.

Elizabeth Keckley Books

Behind the Scenes book cover

Behind the Scenes

Elizabeth Keckley
Behind the Scenes book cover

Behind the Scenes

Elizabeth Keckley
Women and Freedom book cover

Women and Freedom

Elizabeth Keckley
Behind the Scenes book cover

Behind the Scenes

Elizabeth Keckley
Behind the Scenes book cover

Behind the Scenes

Elizabeth Keckley
Behind the Scenes book cover

Behind the Scenes

Elizabeth Keckley
Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House book cover

Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House

Elizabeth Keckley
Behind the Scenes book cover

Behind the Scenes

Elizabeth Keckley
Behind the Scenes, or, Thirty Years a Slave, And Four Years in the White House book cover

Behind the Scenes, or, Thirty Years a Slave, And Four Years in the White House

Elizabeth Keckley
Behind the Scenes in the Lincoln White House book cover

Behind the Scenes in the Lincoln White House

Elizabeth Keckley
Behind the Scenes, or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House book cover

Behind the Scenes, or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House

Elizabeth Keckley
Behind the Scenes book cover

Behind the Scenes

Elizabeth Keckley
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