Revolutionizing Running Shoes: Jan Matzeliger's Shoe Lasting Legacy

The Fleet Feet Blog is full of helpful information! In this post, meet Jan Ernst Matzeliger: the inventor of the shoe lasting system.

When we study history in school, the people who make it into the textbooks are typically those who challenged conventional thought to change the way we live and function. However, not all history is shared or told with complete transparency, especially history of people of color in the United States. Most of us wear shoes every day, but have never heard of the man whose invention revolutionized the way footwear is designed and produced today. It’s time to meet Jan Ernst Matzeliger: the inventor of the shoe lasting system.

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