Search -
Benjamin Banneker:Genius of Early America
Benjamin BannekerGenius of Early America Author:Lillie Patterson This is a biography of Benjamin Banneker, a black astronomer who, in 1790, assisted in the design and layout of Washington, D.C. and in 1791 became the first man to publish a popular almanac using original astronomical and tide tables. He was the first person to construct a clock of entirely American parts and one of the first blacks to publicly... more » denounce slavery.« less