Black History Fact #13 . . In the 1880's, Jan Ernst Matzeliger invented an automated shoemaking machine that could produce seven hundred pairs of shoes a day – compared to the fifty pairs a day a worker could. In a time when many could not afford shoes, his invention helped lower shoe prices. . . . #BlackHistoryMonth #blackinventors #janernstmatzeliger #shoes #shoelastingmachine https://www.instagram.com/p/B8i-_dnJjvl/?igshid=1vcbd0bialasb