
I was born in the darkness. In the 1840s my family lived in constant fear of being brought back to slavery. Even in our new home my father was arrested for escaping slavery.


My father, George Latimer
My childhood home
Although I was small, I remember this injustice captured the nation’s interests. We were under threat from a United States legislation known as the Fugitive Slave Act which allowed people to arrest escaped slaves like my parents.

My father's search warrant
While this was happening my father still helped me find my passions of drawing, writing, and reading. I also helped him in his barbershop between the ages of 10 and 15.

A classroom similar to mine

I excelled in both of my schools, but in my able age I needed to fight against injustices like what happened to my dad. I joined the Union navy at the age of 15 on the USS Massasoit.
One of few pictures of the USS Massasoit
The Union fought against slavery during the civil war and we made sure slavery was gone for good. I worked as a landsman and received an honorable discharge 2 years later. It was time for a new job.

A navy crew
I luckily found a patent law firm called Crosby and Hallstead Gould where I worked as a receptionist for $3 a week. In this office, people called draftsmen reviewed new inventions and published mechanical drawings so that they could not be copied.

My office
I was so excited to see this interesting job where I could draw, read and write. I found books and tools and began to learn how to do mechanical drawings.

Some of my tools
Although I wanted to be a draftsman I was told I couldn’t hold such a high position because of my skin color. I wanted to prove them wrong.

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I was born in the darkness. In the 1840s my family lived in constant fear of being brought back to slavery. Even in our new home my father was arrested for escaping slavery.


My father, George Latimer
My childhood home
Although I was small, I remember this injustice captured the nation’s interests. We were under threat from a United States legislation known as the Fugitive Slave Act which allowed people to arrest escaped slaves like my parents.

My father's search warrant
While this was happening my father still helped me find my passions of drawing, writing, and reading. I also helped him in his barbershop between the ages of 10 and 15.

A classroom similar to mine
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