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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.

Dear Benjamin Banneker

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Throughout his life Banneker was troubled that all blacks were not free.And so, in 1791, he wrote to Secretary of... Read more

    Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
    Publication Date: 01/09/1998
    ISBN13: 9780152018924, 978-0152018924
    ISBN10: 0152018921

    Number of Pages: 32

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    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.

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