Benjamin Banneker

Description:

Introduces Benjamin Banneker, a free black man of the eighteenth century who loved to learn and used his knowledge and observations to build a wooden clock, write an almanac, and help survey the streets of Washington, D.C.

subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION,  Science & Nature,  Science & Technology,  African American scientists,  Astronomers,  Juvenile literature,  Biography & Autobiography,  Astronomy,  African Americans,  Biography,  Banneker, benjamin, 1731-1806, juvenile literature,  Banneker, benjamin, 1731-1806,  African americans, biography, juvenile literature,  African americans, biography,  Scientists, juvenile literature,  Astronomy, juvenile literature

People: Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806)

Places: United States