February 9
Celebrating the literary legacy of Black writers in North Carolina
Elizabeth Keckley (1818-1907)
Dinwiddie, VA → Hillsborough, NC from age 14-18
“Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (February 1818 – May 1907) was an African-American seamstress, activist, and writer who lived in Washington, D.C. She was the personal dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln. She wrote an autobiography.” - Wikipedia
Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
