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Date: November 26, 2025
Legacy Makers: Stories of Black Inventors and Icons
Title and Show Info
Episode #41. Freedom's Ledger: The Story of George and Rebecca Latimer
Featuring: Toni Davis (Host & Storyteller).
Summary
🎙️ Discover the powerful story of George and Rebecca Latimer, the courageous freedom seekers whose escape from slavery ignited one of the most important legal battles in African American history. In this episode of Legacy Makers: Stories of Black Inventors and Icons, we explore how the Latimer's fight inspired the landmark Massachusetts Personal Liberty Act of 1843, a pivotal victory for abolitionism, civil rights, and the protection of freedom seekers in the North. Through their resilience, George and Rebecca Latimer helped reshape public opinion, strengthen anti-slavery activism, and challenge the reach of the Fugitive Slave Law long before the Civil War.
Join us as we dive into the legal, social, and political ripple effects of the Latimer's case, and why their legacy still matters for conversations about justice, Black resilience, and American history today.
#GeorgeAndRebeccaLatimer #BlackHistory #SlaveryInAmerica #LatimerLaw #19thCenturyHistory
Highlights:
00:57- INTRO.
01:03- GEORGE LATIMER'S BIRTH IN VIRGINIA.
01:22- HIS MOTHER MARGARET OLMSTED.
01:30- HER FATHER MITCHELL LATIMER.
01:43- EDWARD MALLERY.
02:08- HIRED OUT TO MANY MASTERS.
03:44- SOLD TO JAMES B. GRAY.
04:24- REBECCA LATIMER'S BIRTH IN VIRGINIA.
04:36- GEORGE AND REBECCA MARRY.
05:01- THEY FLEE.
06:07- ARRIVE IN BOSTON.
06:18- GEORGE IS RECOGNIZED.
06:26- GRAY ARRIVES IN BOSTON.
06:33- GEORGE IS ARRESTED.,
07:10- REBECCA HIDES OUT.
07:19- THE LATIMER COMMITTEE.
07:37- THE LIBERATOR, NEWSPAPER.
07:45- CHIEF JUSTICE LEMUEL SHAW ORDERS GEORGE'S RETURN TO VIRGINIA.
08:18- WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
08:43- ABOLITIONISTS PURCHASE GEORGE'S FREEDOM.
09:28- CHIEF JUSTICE LEMUEL SHAW CONFIRMS GEORGE'S MANUMISSION.
09:37- REBECCA GIVES BIRTH.
09:45- MASSACHUSETTS PERSONAL LIBERTY ACT OF 1843, AKA THE LATIMER LAW.
10:06- THE DRED SCOTT CASE.
10:35- GEORGE GAINS EMPLOYMENT.
10:03- THE COUPLE HAVE THREE MORE CHILDREN.
11:38- GEORGE IS IMPRISONED.
12:20- GEORGE IS RELEASED FROM PRISON.
12:50- GEORGE AND REBECCA DIVORCE.
12:59- REBECCA REMARRIES, THEN DIVORCES A SECOND TIME.
13:24- THE LATIMER SONS JOIN THE UNION.
13:49- GEORGE REMARRIES.
14:10- GEORGE PASSES AWAY.
14:27- REBECCA PASSES AWAY.
14:42- CONCLUSION.
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Links To Additional Resources:
George Latimer (escaped slave) - Wikipedia
Nov. 21, 1842: George Latimer Freed In Boston - Zinn Education Project (zinnedproject.org)
The George Latimer Case (rutgers.edu)
County Executive George Latimer Statement on Black History Month 2022 (westchestergov.com)
CE George Latimer Unveils African American Sign at Cemetery in Rye (youtube.com)
Slave or Free? White or Black? The Representation of George Latimer (researchgate.net)
George Latimer (escaped slave) Facts for Kids (kiddle.co)
Anniversary of George Latimer's Freedom from slavery | Oregon Education Association
Latimer, George – Underground Railroad Online Handbook (dickinson.edu)
George W. Latimer (1819-1896) Part Three (substack.com)
MeghanReddingClassProject - AmLegalHist - TWiki (columbia.edu)
The George Latimer Case Notes (rutgers.edu)
George W. Latimer (1819-1896) Part One (substack.com)
American Experience | One Slave Makes a Difference | Season 1 | PBS
George Latimer: A Cause Célèbre - Kentake Page
George Latimer | Ordinary Philosophy
George W Latimer (1819-1896) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree
West End's Underground Railroad Stop Played Key Role in Anti-Slavery Movement – The West End Museum
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