Elizabeth Keckley Audio Books

Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818–1907) was a former slave who became a successful seamstress, civic activist, and author in Washington, DC. She was best known as the personal modiste and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln. She had moved to Washington in 1860 after buying her freedom and that of her son in St. Louis. She created an independent business in the capital based on clients who were the wives of the government elite. Among them were Varina Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis; and Mary Anna Custis Lee, wife of Robert E. Lee. Her books included Behind the Scenes, or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House, which was published in 1868.

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

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Elizabeth Keckley Audio Books

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