What is it about Ms. Elizabeth Keckley that makes her so admirable? Her drive and accomplishments were extraordinary, indeed, for in February of 1818 in the state of Virginia, Keckley was born into slavery, and suffered as such for 38 years of her life. She honed her fabric craft and eventually bought her own freedom […]
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