Dear Benjamin Banneker
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- African American scientists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Almanacs, American + History -- Juvenile literature
- Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806
- Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806 -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Astronomers -- Juvenile literature
- Almanacs + History
- Astronomers
- African Americans -- Biography
Content
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Dear Benjamin Banneker
Language
eng
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no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Dear Benjamin Banneker
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Summary
Throughout his life Banneker was troubled that all blacks were not free. And so, in 1791, he wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who had signed the Declaration of Independence. Banneker attacked the institution of slavery and dared to call Jefferson a hypocrite for owning slaves. Jefferson responded. This is the story of Benjamin Banneker--his science, his politics, his morals, and his extraordinary correspondence with Thomas Jefferson. Illustrated in full-page scratchboard and oil paintings by Caldecott Honor artist Brian Pinkney
Target audience
juvenile
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