Benjamin Banneker |
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| Author:
| Maupin, Melissa |
| Series title: | Journey to Freedom Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60253-117-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | The Child's World, Inc
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.64 |
Book Description:
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Eighteenth-century inventor and astronomer Benjamin Banneker was widely known and respected in his time. Most of what he knew, he taught himself. His letter to Thomas Jefferson asked the future president to reconsider his racial prejudices. Later, abolitionists would use Banneker as proof that people of any race can be equally intelligent.
Eighteenth-century inventor and astronomer Benjamin Banneker was widely known and respected in his time. Most of what he knew, he taught himself. His letter to Thomas Jefferson asked the future president to reconsider his racial prejudices. Later, abolitionists would use Banneker as proof that people of any race can be equally intelligent.