Dear Benjamin BannekerDear Benjamin Banneker
Title rated 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 14 ratings(14 ratings)
Book, 1994
Current format, Book, 1994, First edition, All copies in use.Book, 1994
Current format, Book, 1994, First edition, All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formatsBenjamin Banneker was born free when most blacks were still enslaved. A self-taught mathematician and astronomer, he was the author of the first published almanac written by a black man. Throughout his life Bannecker was troubled that all blacks were not free. So, in 1791, he sent a letter to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Here is the extraordinary correspondence between the two men.
Title availability
About
In the same series
Syndetics UnboundContent provided by Syndetics Unbound
Contributors
Subject and genre
Details
Publication
- San Diego, CA : Harcourt Brace & Co., ©1994.
Opinion
More from the community
Community contributions are the opinions of contributing users. These contributions do not represent the opinions of Central Rappahannock Regional…
Community contributions are the opinions of contributing users. These contributions do not represent the opinions of Central Rappahannock Regional Library.
Community lists featuring this title
There are no community lists featuring this title
Community contributions
There are no quotations from this title
From the community