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EPISODE · Apr 19, 2025 · 38 MIN

THE HISTORY OF ELIZABETH KECKLEY

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This week, we hear the amazing story of Elizabeth Keckley. She was born in Virginia as an enslaved person and endured an incredible amount of hardship, but was able to buy her freedom in St. Louis, and went on to become a friend of and seamstress for none other than Mary Todd Lincoln when her husband was President of the United States. Cicely Hunter, Public Historian from the African American History Initiative takes us through the life of Keckley and her undying spirit.

This week, we hear the amazing story of Elizabeth Keckley. She was born in Virginia as an enslaved person and endured an incredible amount of hardship, but was able to buy her freedom in St. Louis, and went on to become a friend of and seamstress for none other than Mary Todd Lincoln when her husband was President of the United States. Cicely Hunter, Public Historian from the African American History Initiative takes us through the life of Keckley and her undying spirit.

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