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Did Benjamin Banneker believe that blacks were not inferior to whites?
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Benjamin Banneker believed that the African race was just as capable and intelligent as whites. He was a supporter of the abolitionist movement and even challenged President Jackson on his view regarding slavery and black rights.
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How did Banneker feel African Americans should be treated under the constitution?
Benjamin Banneker lived and believed the fact that blacks possessed equal intellectual capacity and mental capabilities as the white people referenced in the declaration of independence.
Are blacks and Hispanics genetically inferior?
Yes their intelligence is inferior to that of Asians and Caucasians. It is proven fact!
Why did whites object to sharing a pool with blacks?
Because they looked down on blacks and classifeid them as inferior. To them, swimming with blacks was no different than swimming with an animal.
Where has Thomas Jefferson declared to the world that blacks are inferior to whites?
IN his only book "Notes on Virginia". Among his work about ports and such, he goes on to say that "blacks are inferior to whites" http://www.historytools.org/sources/Jefferson-Race.pdf
How so slave owners justify the treatment of slaves?
Racial Doctrine. (Blacks inferior to Whites.)
Who publicly argues that blacks accept their inferior social position yet secretly worked to advance their civil rights?
Booker T. Washington publicly argued that blacks should accept their inferior social position yet secretly worked to advance their civil rights.
What did Benjamin Banneker?
he showed Jefferson how Jefferson was wrong in Jefferson's views of african americans by quoting Jefferson in a letter to Jefferson about how blacks were not inferior like Jefferson said and went against Jefferson.
Who publicly argued that blacks should accept their inferior social position yet secretly worked to advance their civil rights?
Booker T. Washington publicly argued that blacks should accept their inferior social position yet secretly worked to advance their civil rights.
Did blacks have whit or black doctors?
I believe that only asians were permitted to treat blacks in the time when blacks existed
Why do people make a big deal if a black and white date?
Because it was thought by some whites that blacks were inferior.
How did colonists in Virginia justify treating their slaves like property?
By passing laws that gave blacks an inferior status
What were the benefits of blacks gaining their independce?
They got their rights and became able to live life like the whites and not feel inferior.
