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Article: In an era of disrespect, Gore butler stood tall
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- February 21, 2008
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GLOBE WEST 1
Waltham's Gore Place was built in 1806 as a grand country retreat
for a leading Massachusetts politician of the day, Christopher Gore,
who would be elected governor a few years later. But Gore was far
from the only influential person to reside there. Robert Roberts, an
African-American who served as Gore's head butler, was prominent in
the Boston area's abolitionist community and in the field of a
different kind of public service.
Roberts may have been a servant, but he was in no way servile. He
emphasized the inherent dignity of work, as well as of the person
performing it. He produced a widely read book meant to
professionalize the work done by domestic servants, or, as ...
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