Cobblestone American History and Current Events for Kids and Children

A Place in History

By the time Lewis H. Latimer died on December 11, 1928, in Flushing, New York, he had earned a place in history. He was one of only a few African Americans to make significant contributions to the early development of electrical technology.

Latimer began life as the son of fugitive slaves in Chelsea,

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