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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 ...
A substantial mythology exaggerating Banneker's accomplishments has developed during the two centuries that have elapsed since his death, becoming a part of African-American culture. [2] Several such urban legends describe Banneker's alleged activities in the Washington, D.C. , area around the time that he assisted Andrew Ellicott in the ...
A United States postage stamp and the names of a number of recreational and cultural facilities, schools, streets and other facilities and institutions throughout the United States have commemorated Benjamin Banneker's documented and mythical accomplishments throughout the years since he lived (1731–1806) (see Mythology of Benjamin Banneker).
Articles relating to Benjamin Banneker (1731 –1806), a free African-American almanac author, surveyor, landowner and farmer who had knowledge of mathematics and natural history. Pages in category "Benjamin Banneker"
Benjamin Banneker statue Benjamin Banneker: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C. 2016 Statue stands in front of a plan of the City of Washington, which Banneker did not plan, design or survey (see Mythology of Benjamin Banneker and List of common misconceptions) The Quest for Parity: Octavius Catto
The "Mythology and Legacy" section of Benjamin Banneker cites a number of publications and websites (including a Maryland Historical Society website) that either document and refute specific Banneker myths or note in general terms that many accounts of Banneker's life contain both documented and undocumented information.
Outside of the weird Banneker/Mythology of Banneker/Commemorations of Banneker nexus it appears to only have two pages currently linking in to it (although it does have plenty of redirects, for no apparent reason except inertia); one of those links is a random appearance in a "see also" list in African-American literature. Neither Banneker nor ...
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