Aug 08
Matthew Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) accompanied Robert Peary, who claimed to have been the first person, on April 6, 1909, to reach the North Pole. In A Negro Explorer at the North Pole: The Autobiography of Matthew Henson, he shared his story in his own words after Peary stole his photographs, barely spoke to him and refused to recognize his importance to the expedition. It was Henson who learned to speak the native tongue of the Eskimos, who handled the dogs and broke the trail and who arrived first at the North Pole after being purposely left behind by Peary.

Matthew Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) accompanied Robert Peary, who claimed to have been the first person, on April 6, 1909, to reach the North Pole. In A Negro Explorer at the North Pole: The Autobiography of Matthew Henson, he shared his story in his own words after Peary stole his photographs, barely spoke to him and refused to recognize his importance to the expedition.

It was Henson who learned to speak the native tongue of the Eskimos, who handled the dogs and broke the trail and who arrived first at the North Pole after being purposely left behind by Peary.

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