1. Jan Matzeliger Jan Matzeliger By Thomas Sarver

2. Childhood Childhood Jan was born in a South American Dutch Jan was born in a South American Dutch Colony where people were treated the same. Jan loved machines and shoes but he didn’t have a pair. Jan loved machines and shoes but he didn’t have a pair. His family loved him vary much and supported him His family loved him vary much and supported him

3. Early adulthood Early adulthood Jan went out on his own and started working with machines on a boat Jan went out on his own and started working with machines on a boat When he saw Philadelphia he saw a land of machines and jobs. When he saw Philadelphia he saw a land of machines and jobs. He left his job as in engineer and went out for a new job. He left his job as in engineer and went out for a new job.

4. Adulthood Jan got a job as a shoe maker because no one would heir him because he was black. Jan got a job as a shoe maker because no one would heir him because he was black. He wanted to make shoe making easy so he started working on a machine that would make it possible. He wanted to make shoe making easy so he started working on a machine that would make it possible. At the end of his life he had done it and he gave his money away to the people how needed it. At the end of his life he had done it and he gave his money away to the people how needed it.