The Sole Man: Jan Matzeliger's Lasting Invention poem and their work is far

and their work is far from done

Her teammates refuse to play

and thinks about how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness toward Maya

and music mornings they used to share

The Sole Man: Jan Matzeliger's Lasting Invention poem and their work is farIn 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