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Dear Benjamin Banneker - by Andrea Davis Pinkney (Paperback)
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- Throughout his life Banneker was troubled that all blacks were not free.
- 6-9 Years
- 10.97" x 8.07" Paperback
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography
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Benjamin 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. Full-color illustrations.Book Synopsis
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.
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"A nice introduction to a very important person in American history."--American Bookseller
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