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 Benjamin Banneker--his science, his politics, his morals, and his extraordinary correspondence with Thomas Jefferson.
ISBN: 9780152018924
Title: Dear Benjamin Banneker
Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Publisher: Voyager Books
Binding: Paperback
Category: Children Nonfiction
Subject: Biography & Autobiography