Elizabeth Keckley, Behind the Scenes

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Elizabeth Keckley, Behind the Scenes

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Over 150 years have passed since the publication of Elizabeth Keckley's memoir "Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in The White House", which details the nature of her experiences enduring slavery, buying her freedom, and becoming a highly regarded seamstress. While controversial at the time, Keckley's book has since aided in the collective understanding of the Lincoln administration and its First Lady, and, importantly, has provided a significant glimpse into the life and trajectory of a Black woman during the mid to late 1800s. Within Keckley's resilient journey lies her notable time spent in St. Louis. Through and beyond her years in the midwest, she has left an extraordinary mark on US history.

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@robyncooperramsey8323 6 ай бұрын

I didn’t realize she had her roots here in St Louis. Thank you for this story!

@glamourgirl1962 8 ай бұрын

I read her book. It was fascinating!

@allhoney3000 Жыл бұрын

Very powerful story! A supernova! Born as a slave. Raped. Gifted. Hard worker who bought her family’s freedom. Triumphant. A White House seamstress and First Lady’s confidante. A clarion for justice and champion who rose up and told her own story. 🗣️📣

@doreenwyatt6409 Жыл бұрын

Everything I watch a video on her I know they get the title wrong Iam sure she meant the title to be behind the “ seams “ and not behind the scenes i think 🤔 think 💭 in transition that was the wrong title her whole life she 🧵 sewed 🧵 her way out of slavery what an incredible impressive lady

@Okoragyak 11 ай бұрын

That makes sense: Very analytical!!

@the_cosmic_mama 10 ай бұрын

It’s the name of her book. “Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years a Slave,...”. I don’t think she was being ironic at the time. It may be something to say now. But I think she was more serious and not making the title ironically fashionable.

@doreenwyatt6409 Жыл бұрын

I always get aggravated when I hear a story on ms.keckly I always grunge by the title of her book 📖 behind the scenes i think 🤔 💭in translation that there was a mistake made with the title of the book should of been behind the “ seams” since she sewed 🧵 all her life and 🧵 sewed “ her life out of slavery being extremely successful in all her achievements and accomplishments for a women of her era in the 1800’s during slavery and owning businesses and working for 2 first lady’s and all the other accomplishment rich wealthy to do ladies of the rich husbands mostly women of that era it was almost unheard of being independently wealthy or having money 💴 of their own I just wanted to make the point somehow I don’t agree that behind the “scenes” is or should be the correct title there had to be some mid-understand it gets to me and I can’t stand when the title is said in any of the videos ( I just want to scream 😱 out “ behind the seams “ as in 🧵 sewing “ not scenes “ like on a 🎥 movie set scenes “ “ like the director might say scenes “ drives me crazy 😜 she’s one ☝️ of my favorite persons from that era” I study 📖 and obsess over that era of history Iam a history nerd I love history .