Matthew Henson (English Wikipedia)

Williams, Kam (2008). "Taraji Shares All, Even the Surprising Color of Her Panties". African American Literature Book Club. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2015. Yes, he's my great-great cousin. He was the brother of my great-great-grandfather. Matthew would send him letters about his travels while out on his expeditions.

af.mil

losangeles.af.mil

https://www.losangeles.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2082387/gps-iii-space-vehicle-03-safely-arrives-in-florida/ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

archive.org

Michael., Gilman (1988). Matthew Henson. New York: Chelsea House Publishers. ISBN 1555465900. OCLC 16581828.
"Arctic Autograph", Destination Freedom

arlingtoncemetery.mil

"Biography of Matthew Alexander Henson". Arlington National Cemetery. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

army.mil

ancexplorer.army.mil

Burial Detail: Henson, Matthew A (Section 8, Grave S-15-1) – ANC Explorer

bcps.k12.md.us

"Matthew Henson Elementary School #29". Baltimore City Public School System.^{[permanent dead link]}

books.google.com

Deirdre C. Stam, "Introduction to The Explorers Club Edition," Matthew A. Henson's Historic Arctic Journey: The Classic Account of One of the World's Greatest Black Explorers, Globe Pequot, 2009, pp. 3–6
Morris, Christopher; Doctorow (1999). Christopher D. Morris (ed.). Conversations with E. L. Doctorow. E.L. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 215. ISBN 157806144X.
Napoli, Donna Jo (2004). North. HarperCollins. p. 344. ISBN 0060579870.

ccboe.com

"Matthew Henson Middle School". Archived from the original on October 8, 2006.
"About: Matthew Alexander Henson". Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2008.

comic-salon.de

"International Comic-Salon Erlangen". Kultur- und Freizeitamt Erlangen. Retrieved May 14, 2013.

genius.com

"Stevie Wonder "Black Man" lyrics". Genius.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.

harvard.edu

people.fas.harvard.edu

People: "Dr. S. Allen Counter" Archived February 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Intercultural Issues, 2005–2009, Harvard Foundation, Harvard University, accessed October 1, 2013.

livinghistoryofillinois.com

"American Negro Exposition 1863–1940, July 4 to Sept. 2, 1940, Chicago, IL" (PDF). Living History of Illinois. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

matthewhenson.com

Bradley Robinson, "Matthew Henson genealogy" Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Matthew A. Henson website, 2012, accessed October 2, 2013

nasa.gov

"Lunar Crater Named After Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson by International Astronomical Union, Accepting NASA/LPI Proposal". NASA. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.

nationalgeographic.com

news.nationalgeographic.com

Howard, Brian Clark (February 23, 2018). "Historic Photos Celebrate Pioneering Black Explorer". National Geographic. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

adventureblog.nationalgeographic.com

Mills, James (February 28, 2014). "The Legacy of Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson". Beyond the Edge. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

nativetimes.com

Hanley, Charles J. (September 7, 2011). "US explorers' Inuit kin plug into globalized world". Native Times. Retrieved January 18, 2019.

news.google.com

Stephanie Schorow (AP), "Descendant of Black man and Eskimo woman are unique", in Daily News (Bowling Green, KY), May 17, 1992

nunatsiaq.com

George, Jane (April 9, 2009). "Matthew Henson's descendants honour their ancestor". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

nypl.org

menus.nypl.org

"Colored Citizens of New York and Vicinity". Retrieved October 1, 2013.

nytimes.com

Wilford, John Noble (August 22, 1988). "Doubts cast on Peary's claim to Pole". The New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
"Ahnahkaq [sic] Henson, 80, Dies; A Son of Explorer With Peary", New York Times, July 12, 1987.

tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com

Tierney, John (September 7, 2009). "Who Was First at the North Pole?". The New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

pgcps.org

"Matthew Henson Elementary School". Prince George's County Public Schools. Archived from the original on January 7, 2007.

phoenix.gov

"Phoenix Housing Site" (PDF).

smithsonianmag.com

Henderson, Bruce (2009). "Who Discovered the North Pole?". Smithsonian. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

spaceflightnow.com

Clark, Stephen (October 2, 2020). "Space Force announces new nicknames for GPS satellites". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved October 2, 2020.

theguardian.com

"Dwayne Fields, the first black Briton to reach the north pole: 'I spotted this polar bear stalking us'". The Guardian. October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

usatoday.com

McClellan, Jennifer (February 8, 2019). "Kevin Hart is less funny, more educational on Netflix special 'Guide to Black History'". USA Today. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

usps.com

"Veterans and the Military on Stamps", pp. 5, 30, found at USPS website Archived January 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 25, 2008.

washingtonpost.com

"Anaukaq Henson, 80, dies". Washington Post. July 13, 1987. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
Tucker, Neely (October 6, 2011). Henson, spent most of her summers as a child in Scotland Neck, North Carolina, a small town between Rocky Mount and Roanoke Rapids. It is about an hour and a half from Raleigh, North Carolina and 45 mins from the Virginia state line. "The real Taraji Henson". The Washington Post.

web.archive.org

Howard, Brian Clark (February 23, 2018). "Historic Photos Celebrate Pioneering Black Explorer". National Geographic. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
Bradley Robinson, "Matthew Henson genealogy" Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Matthew A. Henson website, 2012, accessed October 2, 2013
Anna Brendle, Profile: "African-American North Pole Explorer Matthew Henson", National Geographic, 15 January 2003, accessed 3 October 2013.
Mills, James (February 28, 2014). "The Legacy of Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson". Beyond the Edge. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
People: "Dr. S. Allen Counter" Archived February 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Intercultural Issues, 2005–2009, Harvard Foundation, Harvard University, accessed October 1, 2013.
Williams, Kam (2008). "Taraji Shares All, Even the Surprising Color of Her Panties". African American Literature Book Club. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2015. Yes, he's my great-great cousin. He was the brother of my great-great-grandfather. Matthew would send him letters about his travels while out on his expeditions.
"American Negro Exposition 1863–1940, July 4 to Sept. 2, 1940, Chicago, IL" (PDF). Living History of Illinois. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
"Veterans and the Military on Stamps", pp. 5, 30, found at USPS website Archived January 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
"Matthew Henson Middle School". Archived from the original on October 8, 2006.
"About: Matthew Alexander Henson". Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
"Matthew Henson Elementary School". Prince George's County Public Schools. Archived from the original on January 7, 2007.

worldcat.org

Michael., Gilman (1988). Matthew Henson. New York: Chelsea House Publishers. ISBN 1555465900. OCLC 16581828.
Barr Films (1978). The Scooby-Doo gang explores Black explorers. Pasadena, Calif.: Barr Film. OCLC 4980184.