Bound To Stay Bound

		Sole man  Author: Keller, Shana  Publisher:  Sleeping Bear Press (2024)  Dewey: 338.4768  Classification: Biography  Physical Description: [33] p., col. ill., 28 cm  BTSB No: 512079  ISBN: 9781534113008  Ages: 6-8  Grades: 1-3  Subjects:  Matzeliger, Jan Ernst, -- 1852-1889  Shoemakers -- United States -- Biography  Black people -- United States -- Biography  Inventors -- United States -- Biography  Immigrants -- Employment -- United States
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Summary:
In 1873, Jan Ernst Matzeliger arrived in America. He was highly skilled with machinery, but no one wanted to hire a Black immigrant. Jan finally got a job at a shoe factory. He envisioned a machine that would help shoe production, but people scoffed at him. Despite obstacles, he persevered.