Behind the Scenes, or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
by Elizabeth Keckley
Originally published in 1868—when it was attacked as an “indecent book”... read more
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- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1868
- Text Complexity
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- Curricular Area
- Health
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Dressmakers--United States--Biography
- African American women
- Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882--Relations with African Americans
- African American women--Biography
- Lincoln, Mary Todd
- Keckley, Elizabeth
- Relations with African Americans
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Relations with African Americans
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | African American Studies
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Slaves--United States--Biography
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Women slaves
- Dressmakers
- Keckley, Elizabeth, approximately 1818-1907
- United States
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Social Science | Slavery
- Biography / Autobiography
- Relations with African Americans.
- Women slaves--United States--Biography
- Slaves
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