“Poor dusky children of slavery, men and women of my own race-the transition from slavery to freedom was too sudden for you! The bright dreams were too rudely dispelled; you were not prepared for the new life that opened before you, and the great masses of the North learned to look upon your helplessness with indifference-learned to speak of you as an idle, dependent race. Reason should have prompted kinder thoughts. Charity is ever kind.”
Quote by Elizabeth Keckley
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Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House
This book provides a first-hand account of the author's life, covering their time as a slave and their service in the White House over a period of thirty years. more
Author
Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth Keckley was an American author, known for her memoir 'Behind the Scenes or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House'. Limited information is available about her life and works, but she held a significant place in literary history. more
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