CHAPTER
An Unexpected Welcome
ewis Howard Latimer s childhood experiences were very
different from those of many children growing up in the
Boston area during the mid-1850s. Events that had taken
place years before Lewis s birth on September 4， 1848，
helped to determine the kind of childhood he would have.
Both of Lewis s parents had been slaves in Norfolk，
Virginia. The adventures they had during their escape from
slavery and after they arrived in Massachusetts is a story in
itself. Lewis Latiiner s father， George W. Latimer， was the
son of Mitchell Latimel~ Mitchell Latimer was the brother of
the man who owned George s mother， Margaret Olmsted.
During his childhood， George Latimer had been a house
servant. He was later hired out to do various jobs that
included caring for horses， being a laborer， and working as a
store clerk. Although George Latimer got to do many
different kinds of jobs， there was one thing that never
changed: He was always badly treated. Once he was even
thrown into jail for his master s debts. For as long as he could
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