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- Plaster Bust of Benjamin Banneker - Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) was born to a free Black mother and a formerly enslaved father. Despite having little to no formal education, he wrote several almanacs based on his own astronomical calculations, constructed a striking clock based on his own design, and corresponded with Thomas Jefferson about abolition. Banneker also worked as a surveyor, assisting in setting the boundaries for the District of Columbia.
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Plaster Bust of Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) was born to a free Black mother and a formerly enslaved father. Despite having little to no formal education, he wrote several almanacs based on his own astronomical calculations, constructed a striking clock based on his own design, and corresponded with Thomas Jefferson about abolition. Banneker also worked as a surveyor, assisting in setting the boundaries for the District of Columbia.
- "Famous African Americans: An Educational Coloring Book," 1993 -
- 1993
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"Famous African Americans: An Educational Coloring Book," 1993