[DOC] [TLE] Matthew Henson - Explorer - Biography.com [PAR] Mar 31, 2016 ... Explorer Robert Edwin Peary hired Henson as his valet for expeditions. For more than two decades, they explored the Arctic, and on April 6, 1909, Peary, Henson and the rest of their team made history, becoming the first people to reach the North Poleor at least they claimed to have. [DOC] [TLE] Matthew Henson - Wikipedia [PAR] Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866  March 9, 1955) was the first 
African-American Arctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages 
over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 
years in expeditions. ... During their 1909 expedition to Greenland, Henson 
accompanied Peary in... [DOC] [TLE] Robert Peary - Wikipedia [PAR] Robert Edwin Peary, Sr. (May 6, 1856  February 20, 1920) was an American 
explorer who claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole with his 
expedition on April 6, 1909 ... He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon and 
Phi Beta Kappa ... Peary made his first expedition to the Arctic in 1886, intending 
to cross... [DOC] [TLE] Peary's expedition reaches North Pole? - Apr 06, 1909 - HISTORY ... [PAR] On April 6, 1909, American explorer Robert Peary accomplishes a long elusive 
dream, when he, assistant Matthew Henson, and four Eskimos reach what they ... 
a young African-American sailor, joined him on his second arctic expedition. ... A. 
Cook challenged their distinction of being the first to reach the North Pole. [DOC] [TLE] Peary and the North Pole 100 Years Ago Today  National ... [PAR] Apr 6, 2009 ... Peary had made a number of attempts to reach the pole prior to his 1908-1909 
expedition. ... the ship used by Robert Peary on his 1908-1909 expedition. ... was 
about African-American Matthew A. Henson, who accompanied Peary on ... when 
he and his team believed they were the first to reach the North... [DOC] [TLE] The American Experience | Alone on the Ice | Robert Peary - PBS [PAR] Exploring the Greenland ice cap in 1886, Robert Peary, on leave from his ... 
Peary had further decided that he would be the first man to reach the North Pole, 
the ... that he could pursue his Arctic explorations while he was on leave from the 
Navy. ... Peary was introduced to an African American named Matthew Henson, 
then... [DOC] [TLE] Robert Peary - United States History [PAR] The role of Robert Peary in the history of the United States of America. ... On April 
6, 1909, Peary and crew became the first men in history to reach the North Pole. 
... While at college, Robert rowed for his class crew, became a member of both ... 
Prior to departing for Nicaragua, Peary met an African-American store clerk in... [DOC] [TLE] Peary at the North Pole, 1909 - EyeWitness to History [PAR] Robert Peary, a Commander in the U.S. Navy, made his first attempt to reach the 
Pole in 1893. Two more expeditions followed (1898-1902 and 1905-1906). ... 
and announced to the world that he had reached the North Pole on April 6. ... he 
did not have sufficient proof and his whereabouts on the Arctic ice became 
suspect. [DOC] [TLE] Matthew Henson, a black man, became the first American to set foot ... [PAR] Apr 17, 2016 ... Although U.S. Navy Commander Robert E. Peary at one time had been solely ... 
a black man and the most-important member of Peary's expedition team, was the 
first American to achieve this honor, which took place on April 6, 1909. ... He lost 
eight of his toes when he attempted to reach the North Pole on... [DOC] [TLE] ROBERT E. PEARY 1st AFRICAN AMERICAN TO REACH THE ... [PAR] ROBERT E. PEARY 1st AFRICAN AMERICAN TO REACH THE NORTH POLE,& 
... dogs on deck of "Roosevelt" during his Artic Expedition in search of the North 
Pole. ... about 30 years, until 1944, when he was given

Question: While a member of the Robert Peary expedition in 1909, he became the first African-American to reach the North Pole
Answer: Matthew Henson