Banneker showed that the principles articulated in the Declaration of Independence were not abstract notions but claims that ...

Benjamin Banneker — who was born a free Black man in Baltimore County in 1731 ? is known mostly as an astronomer and mathematician, who also penned a letter to Thomas Jefferson about race relations in ...

Baltimore County native, Benjamin Banneker, was born to free black parents in 1731. Widely known as a scientist, he was also a surveyor and farmer whose accomplishments included helping to set the ...

Illustration of Benjamin Banneker, 1731-1806. American mathematician, astronomer, writer, and farmer. (Getty Images) Children all across the United States often fantasize about growing up to be an ...