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Elizabeth Keckly / Great American Photographer

Enslaved person Elizabeth Keckly was forced to re-locate to Hillsborough, NC as a teenager. Learn how these circumstances led her to buy her freedom and settle in Washington, DC, as dressmaker and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln. Then, meet Pulitzer Prize winner Matthew Lewis, who watched the defining era of the 60s and 70s through his camera lens and became a portrait of the American spirit.

English
  • Originally Aired February 6, 2014
  • Runtime 27 minutes
  • Network PBS
  • Created October 26, 2014 by
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  • Modified February 22, 2024 by
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