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Behind the Scenes

Or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House

by Elizabeth Keckley

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1868
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Read by ashleighjane, Beverly Scott, Becky Cook and others · 6 h 7 min · 18 parts

  1. Preface

    8:58

  2. Ch. 1 - Where I was Born

    20:05

  3. Ch. 2 - Girlhood and its Sorrows

    12:00

  4. Ch. 3 - How I Gained My Freedom

    19:37

  5. Ch. 4 - In the Family of Senator Jefferson Davis

    13:40

  6. Ch. 5 - My Introduction to Mrs. Lincoln

    14:49

  7. Ch. 6 - Willie Lincoln's Death-Bed

    17:51

  8. Ch. 7 - Washington 1862-3

    14:23

  9. Ch. 8 - Candid Opinions

    14:12

  10. Ch. 9 - Behind the Scenes

    13:24

  11. Ch. 10 - The Second Inauguration

    22:18

  12. Ch. 11 - The Assassination of President Lincoln

    29:29

  13. Ch. 12 - Mrs. Lincoln Leaves the White House

    27:18

  14. Ch. 13 - Origin of the Rivalry btwn. Mr. Douglas & Mr. Lincoln

    12:19

  15. Ch. 14 - Old Friends

    26:26

  16. Ch. 15 Part 1 - Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln's Wardrobe in New York

    33:24

  17. Ch. 15 Part 2 - Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln's Wardrobe in New York

    28:42

  18. Appendix - Letters from Mrs. Lincoln to Mrs. Keckley

    38:44

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Elizabeth Keckley writes from the position of someone whose own history became closely entangled with the Lincoln household. Published in 1868, her autobiography begins with memories of being born into slavery at Dinwiddie Court-House in Virginia. She selects episodes that helped form her character and reflects on the denial of liberty, the persistence of injustice and the difficulty of judging people's motives from their public actions alone.

Her work as a dressmaker and her friendship with Mary Lincoln give the account its second focus. In the White House scenes, public history takes on the scale of a private room: Keckley describes tending Mrs. Lincoln during her grief and watching Robert and Tad comfort their mother. The contents also include letters from Mrs. Lincoln.

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Elizabeth Keckley

Elizabeth Keckley (1818-1907) was an American seamstress, activist and writer who lived in Washington, D.C. She worked as dressmaker to First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. In August 1862 she started the Contraband Relief Association, later renamed the relief association for freed people and soldiers’ families during the Civil War. Her book is "Behind the Scenes".

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Book facts

First published
1868
Reading time
About 4 hours
Pages
105
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
ashleighjane, Beverly Scott, Becky Cook and others