Keckley was a former slave who became a successful Washington, D.C., dressmaker ? and a confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln. This intimate bond allowed her to witness the happy times as well as the tragic
Part slave narrative, part memoir, and part sentimental fiction, Behind the Scenes depicts Elizabeth Keckley's years as a slave and subsequent four years in Abraham Lincoln's White House during the Ci
Behind the Scenes is the life story of Elizabeth Keckley, a shrewd entrepreneur who, while enslaved, raised enough money to purchase freedom for herself and her son. Keckley moved to Washington, D.C.,
