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Behind the Scenes Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House is an autobiographical narrative by Elizabeth Keckley. In it she tells the story of her life as a slave and her time as a seamstress for Mrs. Lincoln in the White House.

Elizabeth Keckley

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 14: Old Friends

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 31:05

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Behind the Scenes, Appendix: Letters From Mrs. Lincoln to Mrs. Keckley

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 46:37

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 15: The Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln's Wardrobe in New York

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 70:01

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 10: The Second Inauguration

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 22:23

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 12: Mrs. Lincoln Leaves the White House

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 27:11

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 11: The Assassination of President Lincoln

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 29:09

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 13: The Origin of the Rivalry Between Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lincoln

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 10:32

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 6: Willie Lincoln's Death-Bed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 21:56

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 9: Behind the Scenes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 13:45

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 8: Candid Opinions

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 12:00

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 7: Washington in 1862-3

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 16:10

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 5: My Introduction to Mrs. Lincoln

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 15:07

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 4: In the Family of Senator Jefferson Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 14:05

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 3: How I Gained My Freedom

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 21:50

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 2: Girlhood and Its Sorrows

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 13:51

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Behind the Scenes, Chapter 1: Where I Was Born

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 17:03

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Behind the Scenes, Preface

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 9:25

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