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Elizabeth Keckley. Alexis Antoine Clyde Bell Jasmine Wade Annessa Young. Background. Elizabeth Hobbs- Keckley Born: Dinwiddie Court-House, Virginia in 1818 Parents: George and Agnes Hobbs; slaves Lizzie's skills as a seamstress were taught to her by her mother during her childhood. .
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Elizabeth Keckley Alexis Antoine Clyde Bell Jasmine Wade Annessa Young
Background • Elizabeth Hobbs-Keckley • Born: Dinwiddie Court-House, Virginia in 1818 • Parents: George and Agnes Hobbs; slaves • Lizzie's skills as a seamstress were taught to her by her mother during her childhood.
What is the Author’s Purpose? • To eliminate media criticism. • To show the real relationship between herself and Mrs. Lincoln.
What specific aspect of slavery does this narrative highlight? • Master/ Slave relationship • Anti-slavery argument
What is the Author’s Argument? • The slave narrative is Elizabeth Keckley’s argument. • She used her narrative to back up what really happened in her life.
Who is the intended audience? • The people of the 19th century. • Those for slavery and people for segregation. • The Lincoln’s. • The media. • Keckley’s family and friends.
Doubts of Authenticity • How can a former slave work for and become associated with the President and his family?
Who endorses this narrative? What is the history between the endorser and the endorsee? • Fredrick Douglass endorses the narrative. • They were associates.
Works Cited • Associated Press. The Lincolns. Web. 27 Feb. 2011. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/03/AR2008070302733.html> • Bravo, Jesse. Frederick Douglass. Web. 27 Feb. 2011. <http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/sites/southern-region/decatur-house/frederick-douglass-1.html> • Foote Wills, Thelma. Hoax of the lost ancestor Cheryl Dunye’s TheWatermelon Woman. Web. 27 Feb. 2011. <http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc49.2007/WatermelonWoman/index.html> • No author. Mary Todd Lincoln. Web. 27 Feb. 2011. <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_udDJEka-avM/S2Ar8Okfs9I/AAAAAAAAAg4/D4j_OOqOY4I/S269/keckley.jpg> • Walker, Duncan. Abolishing Slavery. Web. 27 Feb. 2011. <http://www.britsattheirbest.com/freedom/f_abolishing_slavery.htm>