Behind the Scenes: Or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House Contributor(s): Keckley, Elizabeth (Author), Perkins-Valdez, Dolen (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0989609278 ISBN-13: 9780989609272 Publisher: Eno Publishers OUR PRICE: $9.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Social Science | Slavery |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2015960647 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 186 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Behind the Scenes: or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House was first published in 1868 and is considered one of the most candid and poignant slave narratives. Author Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley writes about her teenage years, working as a slave for the Rev. Robert Burwell in Hillsborough, NC. He is thought by many historians to have been Keckley s half-brother. The Burwells had twelve children and ran an academy for girls. She writes about mistreatment and violence visited upon her by Rev. and Mrs. Burwell, and the unwelcome sexual advances and eventual rape by one of the town s white citizens. After Keckley gave birth to a son, she and her baby were sent to live with Burwell s sister. |