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Elizabeth Keckley

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

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The Story of a Milk Toast

Lizzie was often loaned out to this neighbor, who was a principal of a nearby boys school. Ad she often watched his children, and it wasn't weird for her to be sent over there. One day he told her to follow him into his study and told her to take down her dress because he was going to whip her. He tied her up and whipped her. I'm talking break the skin, blood running whip. She staggered home after all this,. And asked, why did this happen? Why did you let him do this to me? Ann robert, her half brother, mild mannered, milk tosed man, stood up and hit her with a chair.

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