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Matthew was born right after this time. http://willcountyhistoricalsociety.org/uploads/civil-war-uniforms.jpg
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Matthew henson was born right after the civil war, meaning he had to go through some bitter times from former slave owners. http://library.thinkquest.org/10854/media/hensonsm.gif
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When Henson turned 7 his mother had died and his father found himself through hard times, not able to care for him anymore. Henson was soon sent to his uncle. http://www.matthewhenson.com/ihesonportait1891.jpg
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Henson's uncle soon after found himself unable to care for him and couldn't send him to his father, for he had died earlier. Henson found himself homeless and jobless until someone took him in and housed him while supplying him a job as well. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dFUsXAeNXOk/TU83YJi8w6I/AAAAAAAABkU/Z2-fvhn8hfQ/s1600/sad_face1.jpg
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Henson felt his life needed adveture so he packed up and went to Baltimore to find work at sea. That same year h found work on a ship called the Katie Hines. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8sLLIT7q2VU/TZcU287xFWI/AAAAAAAAFcM/Sktj9EvBYfE/s1600/a1.jpg
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Henson's dear captain dies, being replaced with a cruel leader instead. Henson didn't want to be treated badly so he decided to leave to go back home. http://19thcenturyartofmourning.com/3%20bed%20graves.JPG
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Henson takes a job as a servant of Peary and sails to Nicarogua. http://www.openobject.org/modmania/images/d/d0/Index_main.jpg
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Henson sails back to the US and henson is offered to go to the Arctic on a second job. http://students.umf.maine.edu/katie.l.thomas/public.www/Oceans%20Webpage/Arctic%20Ocean/climate.jpg
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Henson leaves for North Pole expedition. http://interestingtopics.net/storage/21af03195fe91816586b6b9971287124.jpeg
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The northpole was found. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/03/21/science/earth/pole533.jpg
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Cook says he had found the North Pole before Peary and Henson. http://www.bubblews.com/assets/images/news/709646065_1355182768.gif
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Even though Henson went and helped with the expediton only Peary and Bartlett got medals just because of his skin colors. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/image/9/o/gold-award.jpg
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Henson was asked to join the explorers club. http://www.diggles.com/ec/logo2.gif
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In 1994 Henson and all of the other people that helped on the expedition finally got medals. http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/willow/decorations-and-medals0.gif
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Matthew Henson died on March 9, 1955. http://image.yaymicro.com/rz_1210x1210/0/9f/celtic-cross-tombstone-9f214.jpg
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In 1961, Henson was awarded with a bronze tablet in remembrance of the great adventure he had went on. https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/496470180/Angel_Logo.JPG
