Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House
2000-09-10T20:00:07-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODYyXC8yMDAwMDkxMDIwMDUyNTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==A book discussion group considered Elizabeth Keckley’s 1868 book Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House, published by Oxford University Press. The book is a narrative describing the life of a slave in 19th century America. Keckley was a slave who purchased her freedom in 1855 and worked as a seamstress for Mrs. Jefferson Davis and eventually for Mary Todd Lincoln in the White House.
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A book discussion group considered Elizabeth Keckley’s 1868 book Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House, published by Oxford University Press. The book is a narrative describing the life of a slave in 19th century America. Keckley was a slave who purchased her freedom in 1855 and worked as a seamstress for Mrs. Jefferson Davis and eventually for Mary Todd Lincoln in the White House. close
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