The Sole Man: Jan Matzeliger's Lasting Invention poem Her teammates refuse to play

Her teammates refuse to play

and his touch burns like fire

and he has to choose how to use them

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and their work is far from done

The Sole Man: Jan Matzeliger's Lasting Invention poem Her teammates refuse to playIn 1873, at the age of 21, Jan Ernst Matzeliger immigrated to America, having left all that was familiar behind in South America. He arrived with hopes and dreams of a bright future in this new country. Though Jan had no formal training, he was highly skillful with tools and machinery, having worked in his father's mechanic shops. But no one wanted to hire a Black immigrant who didn't speak English. Yet Jan didn't give up. He finally got a job at a