Benjamin Banneker

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Benjamin Banneker

• Born in Baltimore country, Maryland
• Raised in Baltimore country, Maryland
• Born on November 9, 1731
• Died on October 9, 1806

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Benjamins Family

• Robert dad
• Mary mom
• 3 sisters that are not named
• Grandmother that is not named

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Where Benjamin Worked

• He worked at his farm in his little work shop on
  the farm

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What Benjamin was Famous For

• He made the 1st all wooden clock

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How did it Impact Society

• He proved that blacks are just as smart as the
  white people are

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One Fact I Found Interesting

• Benjamin taught himself literature, history, and
  mathematics as a child

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Timeline

• 1732 Benjamin Banneker was born in Baltimore
  County, near the village of Ellicott's
  Mills.circa 1762 Benjamin Banneker constructs
  first clock made in the English American
  Colonies.1787 Banneker obtains Mayer's
  "Tables," Ferguson's "Astronomy," and
  Leadbetter's "Lunar Tables."1792 Banneker
  first publishes his almanac.1804 Benjamin
  Banneker dies.

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Quote of Benjamin

• The color of the skin is in no way connected with
  strength of the mind or intellectual power

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Citations

• http//www.notablebiographies.com/Ba-Be/Banneker-B
  enjamin.html
• http//www.progress.org/banneker/bb.html
• http//www.blackinventor.com/pages/benjamin-bannek
  er.html
• http//library.thinkquest.org/3337/banneker.html

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Citations

• http//www.africawithin.com/bios/ben_banneker.htm
• http//space.about.com/od/astronomerbiographies
• http//www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/benjam
  in_banneker.html

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