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Behind the scenes: by Elizabeth Keckley, formerly a slave, yet more recently modiste, and friend to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Or, thirty years a slave, and four years in the White House.
American History, 1493-1859 (Module II: Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era, 1860-1945 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keckley, Elizabeth, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women authors, Black.
- Enslaved women.
- Women's rights--United States--History.
- Women's rights.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York: G. W. Carleton & Co., 1868.
- Summary:
- Discusses her service to Jefferson Davis, among other topics.
- Notes:
- Contains a print of Keckley opposite title page. Appendix includes letters from Mary Lincoln to Keckley.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index.
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