Shoes for Everyone: A Story about Jan Matzeliger (Creative Minds Biography)
Mitchell, Barbara
ISBN 10: 0876144733 ISBN 13: 9780876144732
Published by LernerClassroom, 1986
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Jan Matzeliger felt anything but welcome in Philadelphia in 1873. As well as being a foreigner, Jan was half African American, which meant that most doors were closed to him. Although the Civil War had been over for nearly ten years, inequality for African Americans still persisted in its aftermath. However, Jan refused to let prejudice keep him from achieving his dream of making a shoe-lasting machine to replace the tedious, time-consuming hand sewing that held up shoe manufacturing processes in his day.
Product Description: Shoes for Everyone Jan Matzeliger felt anything but welcome in Philadelphia in 1873. As well as being a foreigner, Jan was half African American, which meant that most doors were closed to him. Although the Civil War had been over for nearly ten years, inequality for African Americans still persisted in its aftermath. However, Jan refused to let prejudice keep him from achieving his dream of making a shoe-lasting ma Full description
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Title: Shoes for Everyone: A Story about Jan ...
Publisher: LernerClassroom
Publication Date: 1986
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Mitchell, Hetty
Condition: Good