Name/Title
Printed material: The Latimer and Great Massachusetts PetitionScope and Content
The Latimer and Great Massachusetts PetitionContext
This photocopy of a document is related to the abolitionist movement and efforts to protect freedom seekers in Massachusetts. It is specifically connected to the famous Latimer Case (1842), in which abolitionists including Frederick Douglass helped to prevent Lewis Latimer’s father, George W. Latimer, a fugitive from slavery in Virginia, from being sent back into bondage. The case fueled the anti-slavery movement in the state. This photocopy appears to have been used in planning for the exhibition Blueprint for Change: The Life and Times of Lewis H. Latimer at the Queens Borough Public Library in 1995.Collection
Latimer Family Papers (1870-1996 ) [QPL Full Collection]Archive Items Details
Title
The Latimer and Great Massachusetts PetitionDescription
A petition to the Massachusetts government requesting the prohibition of state officials aiding in the capture of fugitive slaves.Location
Folder
372h/9Box
372Archival Collection
Latimer Family Papers (1870-1996 ) QPL CollectionLibrary
Queens Borough Public LibraryCity
Jamaica, QueensState
New York, USAContinent
North AmericaCountry
United States