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. Subscribe to the podcast.   Links To Additional Resources: George Latimer (escaped slave) - Wikipedia "Can This Flesh Belong to Any Man...?": George and Rebecca Latimer's Flight to Freedom (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) Nov. 21, 1842: George Latimer Freed In Boston - Zinn Education Project (zinnedproject.org) The George Latimer Case (rutgers.edu) County Executive George Latimer Honors 'Trailblazers' as part of Black History Month Celebration (westchestergov.com) George Latimer's Bigotry And Islamophobia Exposed: Muslim, Jewish, And Progressive Groups Demand Accountability (blackwestchester.com) 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) Freedom Seekers at the Leverett Street Jail: Polly Ann Bates, Eliza Small, and George Latimer – The West End Museum 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) myemail.constantcontact.com/Short-Story-of-the-Week---George-and-Rebecca-Latimer.html?soid=1110759834579&aid=pORMh1HiSXw 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 The George Latimer Case / SamePassage Faneuil Hall, the Underground Railroad, and the Boston Vigilance Committees (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

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