1. Who are you? (Name, Age)
2. Where are you? (Location in USA)
3. What is the date?(a specific date as well as one contemporary event from the periods to give your narrative historical context)
4. In your experience, does our democratic government establish equality among Americans? (Explain your answer)
5.What are the challenges to equality that you or those around you experience? How are those challenges overcome?
Reef, Catherine. "Henson, Matthew." Black Explorers, American Profiles. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1996. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE52&iPin=afbio0053&SingleRecord=True (accessed April 4, 2010).
Kranz, Rachel C. "Henson, Matthew." In Kranz, Rachel C., and Philip J. Koslow. The Biographical Dictionary of African Americans. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1999. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE52&iPin=afbio0196&SingleRecord=True (accessed April 4, 2010). Waldman, Carl, and Alan Wexler. "Henson, Matthew." Encyclopedia of Exploration, vol. 1. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2004. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE52&iPin=EEXI443&SingleRecord=True (accessed April 4, 2010). Altman, Susan. "Henson, Matthew." Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage, Second Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2000. African-American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE01&iPin=AFENC244&SingleRecord=True (accessed April 4, 2010)
Breyfogle, Jonathan. "Peary, Robert." In Tucker, Spencer C., gen. ed. Encyclopedia of American Military History. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2003. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE52&iPin=EMHIII0022&SingleRecord=True (accessed April 4, 2010)
Bronx, NY February 9, 1955 My name is Matthew Henson and I am a co-founder of the North Pole. I am now 89 years old and I have lived a wonderful life. I have achieved much more than any other African American explorer. I was born in Charles County, Maryland in 1866 and I was orphaned in Washington, D.C at 8 when both of my parents died. Thankfully my race hasn’t affected the chances I’ve had. In 1878 when I was 12 I had the chance to be a cabin boy on the merchant ship Katie Hinds when Captain Childs knew that African-Americans had few chances to get jobs and thankfully he gave it to me. I spent 6 years on the ship sailing around the world. On our return to D.C Captain Childs died. One day in 1887, Lieutenant Robert E. Peary came into the clothing store I was working in. He was looking for a servant so I volunteered myself. Over a trip to Nicaragua I proved myself worthy to Peary and we soon became good friends. Between 1891 and 1907 we made 6 trips to the arctic but we were driven back by storms and subzero temperatures. We learned the Inuit ways and languages and prepared our selves to get to the North Pole. In 1907 I married my wife Lucy Ross and promised her this was my last trip. We left September 1908 with a team of 6. Peary, 4 Inuit men, and myself. Day after – day we battled the freezing temperatures of the arctic. We built igloos, we brought blankets, drank tea. We did everything we could do to stay warm. By April 1st there were only 135 miles left. On April 3rd I drove my sled onto a patch of thin ice and fell in. Thank god Ootah grabbed my hood or I would’ve died. On April 6th two Intuits and I reached the North Pole and built an igloo as we waited for Peary. Later Peary and I planted an American flag and took a picture. After that he wouldn’t shake my hand and treated me like a servant, because I was black.
He didn’t want to share the credit with a black man. None of America wanted to give me credit. For years no one would accept that I was a co-founder of the North Pole because of the color of my skin. It was disgusting. I didn’t receive recognition until 1944 Congress included me in a joint medal granted to Peary’s Arctic Team and the Explorers Club made me a member. It was 35 years of he had nothing to do with the achievement because of the color of my skin. It was the worst feelings I ever had but I didn’t let it effect me. I just waited.
Then in 1950, President Harry S. Truman honored me. President Dwight D. Eisenhower also received me at the White House in 1954. All I did was wait. I knew that they would come out with the truth. It hurt not being recognized but with civil rights movement and them getting past the color of my skin. Jackie Robinson helped me out a lot with this because America truly became excepting after he made is debut.
jake Pd.1 citations
ReplyDeleteReef, Catherine. "Henson, Matthew." Black Explorers, American Profiles. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1996. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE52&iPin=afbio0053&SingleRecord=True (accessed April 4, 2010).
Kranz, Rachel C. "Henson, Matthew." In Kranz, Rachel C., and Philip J. Koslow. The Biographical Dictionary of African Americans. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1999. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE52&iPin=afbio0196&SingleRecord=True (accessed April 4, 2010).
Waldman, Carl, and Alan Wexler. "Henson, Matthew." Encyclopedia of Exploration, vol. 1. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2004. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE52&iPin=EEXI443&SingleRecord=True (accessed April 4, 2010).
Altman, Susan. "Henson, Matthew." Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage, Second Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2000. African-American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE01&iPin=AFENC244&SingleRecord=True (accessed April 4, 2010)
Breyfogle, Jonathan. "Peary, Robert." In Tucker, Spencer C., gen. ed. Encyclopedia of American Military History. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2003. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE52&iPin=EMHIII0022&SingleRecord=True (accessed April 4, 2010)
Bronx, NY
ReplyDeleteFebruary 9, 1955
My name is Matthew Henson and I am a co-founder of the North Pole. I am now 89 years old and I have lived a wonderful life. I have achieved much more than any other African American explorer. I was born in Charles County, Maryland in 1866 and I was orphaned in Washington, D.C at 8 when both of my parents died. Thankfully my race hasn’t affected the chances I’ve had. In 1878 when I was 12 I had the chance to be a cabin boy on the merchant ship Katie Hinds when Captain Childs knew that African-Americans had few chances to get jobs and thankfully he gave it to me. I spent 6 years on the ship sailing around the world. On our return to D.C Captain Childs died. One day in 1887, Lieutenant Robert E. Peary came into the clothing store I was working in. He was looking for a servant so I volunteered myself. Over a trip to Nicaragua I proved myself worthy to Peary and we soon became good friends. Between 1891 and 1907 we made 6 trips to the arctic but we were driven back by storms and subzero temperatures. We learned the Inuit ways and languages and prepared our selves to get to the North Pole. In 1907 I married my wife Lucy Ross and promised her this was my last trip. We left September 1908 with a team of 6. Peary, 4 Inuit men, and myself. Day after – day we battled the freezing temperatures of the arctic. We built igloos, we brought blankets, drank tea. We did everything we could do to stay warm. By April 1st there were only 135 miles left. On April 3rd I drove my sled onto a patch of thin ice and fell in. Thank god Ootah grabbed my hood or I would’ve died. On April 6th two Intuits and I reached the North Pole and built an igloo as we waited for Peary. Later Peary and I planted an American flag and took a picture. After that he wouldn’t shake my hand and treated me like a servant, because I was black.
He didn’t want to share the credit with a black man. None of America wanted to give me credit. For years no one would accept that I was a co-founder of the North Pole because of the color of my skin. It was disgusting. I didn’t receive recognition until 1944 Congress included me in a joint medal granted to Peary’s Arctic Team and the Explorers Club made me a member. It was 35 years of he had nothing to do with the achievement because of the color of my skin. It was the worst feelings I ever had but I didn’t let it effect me. I just waited.
Then in 1950, President Harry S. Truman honored me. President Dwight D. Eisenhower also received me at the White House in 1954. All I did was wait. I knew that they would come out with the truth. It hurt not being recognized but with civil rights movement and them getting past the color of my skin. Jackie Robinson helped me out a lot with this because America truly became excepting after he made is debut.
Jake Pd.1