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Cover of The Sole Man written by Shana Keller
Image of Jan Ernst Matzeliger, the inventor of the Lasting machine.

"I have made a few mistakes, but I have learned something from every one of them." 

                                             -Jan Ernst Matzeliger

Who was Jan Ernst Matzeliger?

World War I Chemical Warfare Gas Masks Student History

Video by Black Heroes.

Links:

National Inventors Hall of Fame

​(From Invent.org)

Jan Matzeliger, What did he invent?

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Image of Jan E. Matzeliger's patent.

The two images  link to Jan's patent on the the United States Patent & Trademark Office website.

Image of Jan E. Matzeliger's patent.

Inventors and STEM Professionals

(Library of Congress)

Moden Lasting Machine

(A Youtube Short by The Shoemakers Academy)

Jan Matzeliger - Black Inventor

Image of Jan Ernst Matzeliger, the inventor of the Lasting machine.

Video by Marion Newton

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