Behind the ScenesELIZABETH KECKLEY,Reading editionChapter navigation20 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…BEHIND THE SCENES.ELIZABETH KECKLEY,THIRTY YEARS A SLAVE, AND FOUR YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.PREFACEChapter I · WHERE I WAS BORNChapter II · GIRLHOOD AND ITS SORROWSChapter III · HOW I GAINED MY FREEDOMChapter IV · IN THE FAMILY OF SENATOR JEFFERSON DAVISChapter V · MY INTRODUCTION TO MRS. LINCOLNChapter VI · WILLIE LINCOLN'S DEATH-BEDChapter VII · WASHINGTON IN 1862-3Chapter VIII · CANDID OPINIONSChapter IX · BEHIND THE SCENESChapter X · THE SECOND INAUGURATIONChapter XI · THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLNChapter XII · MRS. LINCOLN LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSEChapter XIII · THE ORIGIN OF THE RIVALRY BETWEEN MR. DOUGLAS AND MR. LINCOLNChapter XIV · OLD FRIENDSChapter XV · THE SECRET HISTORY OF MRS. LINCOLN'S WARDROBE IN NEW YORKLETTERS FROM MRS. LINCOLN TO MRS. KECKLEY.Previous chapter ←BEHIND THE SCENES.Next chapter →THIRTY YEARS A SLAVE, AND FOUR YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.All chapters and sections (20)Other sectionsBEHIND THE SCENES.ELIZABETH KECKLEY,THIRTY YEARS A SLAVE, AND FOUR YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.PREFACEChapters123456789101112131415Other sectionsLETTERS FROM MRS. LINCOLN TO MRS. KECKLEY.FORMERLY A SLAVE, BUT MORE RECENTLY MODISTE, AND FRIEND TO MRS. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.◇OR,◇← BEHIND THE SCENES.THIRTY YEARS A SLAVE, AND FOUR YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE. →