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About William Slade
William Slade was the White House usher, which at the time was "one of the highest posts available to a black Washingtonian"; he acted as valet, confidential messenger, doorkeeper, and majordomo to Abraham Lincoln, and remained in charge of the White House after Lincoln died.
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