Full-page scratchboard and oil paintings by Brian Pinkney enhance visual learning and engagement
Explores Banneker's scientific contributions, including his almanac and correspondence with Jefferson, inspiring curiosity about history and science
Illustrates themes of morality, intellect, and the fight against slavery, providing valuable historical context
Suitable for ages 6 to 9, making it an ideal middle grade biography
Summarized by Shop
Throughout his life Banneker was troubled that all blacks were not free. And so, in 1791, he wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who had signed the Declaration of Independence. Banneker attacked the institution of slavery and dared to call Jefferson a hypocrite for owning slaves. Jefferson responded. This is the story of Benjami