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  2. Benjamin Banneker - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 – October 19, 1806) was an American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author. A landowner, he also worked as a ...

  3. Benjamin Banneker's legacy, contributions to Black history ...

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    BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County native Benjamin Banneker's contributions to Black history are stories of resilience, activism, and ingenuity. Banneker was born on a farm in 1731 in Oella, Maryland.

  4. Silvio Bedini - Wikipedia

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    The Life of Benjamin Banneker: The First African-American Man of Science. (1999) [ 11 ] "Banneker, Benjamin (1731–1806), farmer and astronomer" ( American National Biography ).

  5. Timeline of African-American history - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Banneker designed and built the first clock of its type in the Thirteen Colonies. He also created a series of almanacs. He corresponded with Thomas Jefferson and wrote that "blacks were intellectually equal to whites". Banneker worked with Pierre L'Enfant to survey and design a street and urban plan for Washington, D.C. [19] 1760

  6. Mythology of Benjamin Banneker - Wikipedia

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    The original narrative supporting this selection (subsequently revised) [224] alleged that Banneker was an inventor, "a noted clock-maker", "was hired as part of an official six-man team to help survey and design the new capital city of the fledgling nation, making Benjamin Banneker among the first-ever African-American presidential appointees ...

  7. The story of two Brooklyn sisters who forged a family of firsts

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    A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S. Tompkins Garnet, the first Black female principal in NYC.

  8. Philly playground's interactive exhibit helps kids learn ...

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    A new free outdoor exhibit at Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse in Philadelphia provides an opportunity for young people to learn about Black leaders who have shaped the city's past and present.

  9. George Ellicott - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] He was the father of Martha Ellicott Tyson (September 13, 1795 – March 5, 1873), who became an Elder of the Quaker Meeting in Baltimore, an anti-slavery and women's rights advocate, the author of a biography of Benjamin Banneker, a founder of Swarthmore College and an inductee to the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. [3]