Looking for Robert Roberts: Moments and Mysteries
Gore Place 52 Gore StreetWith the 1827 publication of his "House Servant’s Directory"—while employed as a manservant for the elite Bostonians Christopher and Rebecca Gore—Robert Roberts became America’s first commercially published Black author. A leader in Boston’s free Black community, he was a church deacon, a businessman, an abolitionist, and a fighter for civil rights. In this talk, we’ll […]