41. Banneker Biography of benjamin banneker (17311806) benjamin banneker s father, Robert, had been a slave who had been given his freedom and was a farmer, http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Banneker.html

Benjamin Banneker Born: 9 Oct 1731 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA Died: 9 Oct 1806 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA Click the picture above to see three larger pictures Show birthplace location Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index Version for printing Benjamin Banneker 's father, Robert, had been a slave who had been given his freedom and was a farmer, while his mother was Mary Banneky. Mary Banneky's mother had been an English girl, Molly Welsh who had been accused of stealing milk and condemned to death for this crime. Her sentence was then reduced to being sent to the British Colony in North America where she eventually became the owner of a farm and married one of her slaves. Their daughter Mary Banneky also married a former slave and he took her surname. Benjamin received some education at the Quaker School although once he was old enough to help on his parent's farm then he had to end his formal education. He was taught to read and write by his grandmother Molly Welsh who also gave him instruction in the Bible. There was, however, little respite for Banneker from the hard physical labour on the farm. When he was 22 years of age Banneker showed his abilities when he made a clock from wood using a pocket watch he had borrowed as a model. The clock struck the hours and continued in good working order for the rest of Banneker's life. Building this clock seems to have brought Banneker some fame in the local community in which he lived and he quickly acquired a reputation for skill in making and solving mathematical puzzles.

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43. Benjamin Banneker Stamp on Black History Home Page Menu. http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Banneker.htm

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44. Benjamin Banneker Brief studentfriendly article. http://www.benjamin-banneker.com/

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45. Benjamin Banneker To The Secretary Of State banneker, benjamin, 17311806. Creation of machine-readable version Readex. COPY OF A LETTER FROM benjamin banneker, c. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/readex/24073.html

About the electronic version Copy of a letter from Benjamin Banneker to the secretary of state, with his answer. Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806. Creation of machine-readable version: Readex. Available commercially from: Readex Documentary Sources Database. American Multiculturalism Series. Unit One. Documenting the African American Experience. About the print version Copy of a letter from Benjamin Banneker to the secretary of state, with his answer. Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806. Printed and sold by Daniel Lawrence, no. 33. North Fourth-Street, near Race. Philadelphia M.DCC.XCII. [1792] Early American Imprints, 1st series, no. 24073 (filmed) [Note: Addressed to Thomas Jefferson, transmitting a copy of the writer's almanac and discussing the subject of slavery. Jefferson's reply, p. 11-12, is dated Aug. 30, 1791. An account of Banneker's life appears on p. 13-15.] [Note: Signatures: [A]_2 B-D_2 (D2 verso blank).] [Note: Evans' entry for an edition printed by Joseph Crukshank for Daniel Lawrence (Evans 24074) is apparently a ghost of the present edition. ] Prepared by TextBase in consultation with David Seaman, University of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center

46. Benjamin Banneker: An American Pioneer A detailed look at the selftaught man and the contributions he made to astronomy, science, and math. From About.com. http://afroamhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa012201a.htm?once=true&

47. Copy Of A Letter From Benjamin Banneker To The Secretary Of State, With His Answ COPY OF A LETTER FROM benjamin banneker, c . Maryland, Baltimore County, August 19, 1791. Letter 2 To Mr. benjamin banneker. Philadelphia, August 30, 1791. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/BanLett.html

Banneker, Benjamin . Copy of a letter from Benjamin Banneker to the secretary of state, with his answer. Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library The entire work 15 KB Table of Contents for this work All on-line databases Etext Center Homepage Header ... Letter 1 COPY OF A LETTER FROM Maryland, Baltimore County, August Letter 2 To Mr. BENJAMIN BANNEKER. Philadelphia, August 30, 1791.

48. Reader's Companion To American History - -BANNEKER, BENJAMIN Silvio A. Bedini, The Life of benjamin banneker (1984). Gary B. Nash. See also Abolitionist Movement; Free Negroes, 16191860; Science and Technology. http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_007800_bannekerbenj.htm

Entries Publication Data Advisory Board Contributors ... World Civilizations The Reader's Companion to American History BANNEKER, BENJAMIN , African-American scientist. Banneker was the country's first important black scientist, and his accomplishments were vital to abolitionists combating late-eighteenth-century claims of innate African inferiority. The son of free African-Americans, Banneker lived his entire life on the Maryland tobacco farm he inherited from his father. His mechanical and scientific genius appeared early. Although he had received only a few winters' education at a country school, he constructed a striking clock of hand-carved wooden parts. This feat of untutored craftsmanship—he had never seen such a clock—brought him local fame. At about age fifty-seven, Banneker borrowed astronomical instruments and texts from a Quaker neighbor, George Ellicot. Working alone, he soon grasped the principles of calculus and spherical trigonometry that were necessary to construct an astronomical almanac—a virtually unheard-of feat of self-education. This accomplishment led to plans by abolition societies in Pennsylvania and Maryland to publish Banneker's almanac as a testimony to the intellectual capabilities of Africans. In 1791, the surveyor appointed to lay out the boundaries of the District of Columbia employed Banneker as his assistant. This appointment was, in itself, used to advantage in the campaign to undermine the arguments about blacks' mental inferiority. In a reference to ruminations about African inferiority in Thomas Jefferson's

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Entries Publication Data Dedication Advisory Board ... World Civilizations The Great American History Fact-Finder Banneker, Benjamin , mathematician and scientist. Banneker, a free black man, gained early fame when he designed and constructed a striking clock of hand-carved wooden parts despite never having seen one. He was a successful farmer with only a few years of formal education who taught himself calculus and spherical trigonometry in order to construct a popular astronomical almanac (published annually from 1791 to 1797). Abolitionists cited his achievements as evidence of the intellectual equality of blacks, and Banneker himself argued the issue in letters to Thomas Jefferson. Site Map I Partners I Press Releases I Company Home I Contact Us Terms and Conditions of Use Privacy Statement , and Trademark Information

50. Banneker, Benjamin (1731-1806) banneker received no formal schooling except for a few weeks in a oneroom in Baltimore under the title, benjamin banneker s Pennsylvania, Delaware, http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/B/Banneker.html

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51. Banneker, Benjamin banneker, benjamin (17311806) Mathematician, Scientist, and Publisher of Almanacs banneker was born in Ellicott Mills, Maryland. http://www.historycentral.com/bio/nn/Banneker.html

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53. African American Journey From Africa To America benjamin banneker was probably the bestknown black person in early United States history. He was an astronomer, farmer, mathematician, and surveyor. http://www2.worldbook.com/wc/features/aajourney_new/html/aa_1_banneker.shtml

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55. Benjamin Banneker - Benjamin Banneker District Welcome to benjamin banneker! The banneker District is alive with activity and this site will help keep you informed. We re still in the construction http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/benjamin/

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58. Banneker, Benjamin --  Encyclopædia Britannica banneker, benjamin mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs, inventor, and writer, one of the first important black American intellectuals. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9013201

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