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| [L. to R.]: Director and founder of the Lewis H. Latimer Society; Ron Robinson, granddaughter of Lewis H. Latimer, Dr. Winifred Norman Latimer, and City Councilor Leo Robinson. |
| Lewis H. Latimer Society, Inc. Founded in 1997 |
Founders
By Leo and Ronald Robinson when they learned that the black inventor
Lewis H. Latimer came from Chelsea where the brothers had lived all their
lives, they were astounded. Chelsea!? "We could not believe it," recalls
Ron.
They'd never heard this extraordinary son of the city mentioned in school.
The two social workers decided other children in the small city
just north of Boston, especially African American children, would know
about the amazing scientist and other interesting black figures in Chelsea's
past.
So, in 1997, they founded the Lewis H. Latimer Society whose work would
be in the realms of culture, education, and history. They can count Leo
among the path makers. A current Councilor, and two-time candidate for
mayor, he was the first African American in 90 years to be
elected to office in Chelsea.
By Leo and Ronald Robinson when they learned that the black inventor
Lewis H. Latimer came from Chelsea where the brothers had lived all their
lives, they were astounded. Chelsea!? "We could not believe it," recalls
Ron.
They'd never heard this extraordinary son of the city mentioned in school.
The two social workers decided other children in the small city
just north of Boston, especially African American children, would know
about the amazing scientist and other interesting black figures in Chelsea's
past.
So, in 1997, they founded the Lewis H. Latimer Society whose work would
be in the realms of culture, education, and history. They can count Leo
among the path makers. A current Councilor, and two-time candidate for
mayor, he was the first African American in 90 years to be
elected to office in Chelsea.
"like the light of the sun, it beautifies all things on which it
shines,...(Lewis H. Latimer 1882)
WE LIVE BETTER TODAY AS A RESULT OF LEWIS
LATIMER'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS NATION'S ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
shines,...(Lewis H. Latimer 1882)
WE LIVE BETTER TODAY AS A RESULT OF LEWIS
LATIMER'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS NATION'S ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
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