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#BlackHistoryMonth – Famous footsteps of first shoemaker Matzeliger

#BlackHistoryMonth – Famous footsteps of first shoemaker Matzeliger
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February 12, 2021
Whenever one puts on a pair of shoes, one should undoubtedly remember the name Jan Ernst Matzeliger.
Matzeliger was born on September 15, 1852, in Paramaribo, Suriname known at the time as Dutch Guiana. Matzeliger’s father was a well-to-do Dutch engineer, and his mother was Surinamese. Showing mechanical aptitude at a young age, Matzeliger began working in machine shops supervised by his father at the age of 10. At 19, he left Suriname to see the world as a sailor on an East Indian merchant ship. In 1873, he settled in Philadelphia.
After settling in the United States, Matzeliger worked for several years to learn English. As a dark-skinned man, his professional options were limited, and he struggled to make a living in Philadelphia. In 1877, Matzeliger moved to Lynn, Massachusetts, to seek work in the town’s rapidly growing shoe industry. ....

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HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Jan Ernst Matzeliger

HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Jan Ernst Matzeliger
Compiled by Shirley Madden, Manistee Area Racial Justice & Diversity Initiative
Feb. 6, 2021
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An invention created by Jan Ernst Matzeliger made Lynn, Massachusetts the shoe capital of the world. (Courtesy photo/New York Public Library) Show MoreShow Less
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DID YOU KNOW .
When you look down at your shoes, many thanks should go to a Black man named Jan Ernst Matzeliger. He was born on Sept. 15, 1852 in Suriname, South Africa and was the child of a biracial marriage. His father was a white engineer from Holland and his mother was a black woman in the Dutch colony. By the time Jan was 10 years old he began working in the machine shop owned by his father. He had a love for working with machinery. ....

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