“When Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave turned professional dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln, published her memoir, Behind the Scenes, in 1868, the response was vitriolic. … What a difference 145 years make.”
“When Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave turned professional dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln, published her memoir, Behind the Scenes, in 1868, the response was vitriolic. … What a difference 145 years make.”