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Were Benjamin Banneker's parent's educated?
Benjamin Banneker's mother, Mary pasted away in 1775.
Was Benjamin Bannekers parents a slave?
Benjamin Banneker's mom was not a slave but his mom bought his dad as a slave then they got married and had Benjamin.
What slave became a famous poet?
Benjamin Banneker
What does Benjamin Banneker do in 1831?
this lay preacher led a virgina slave revolt 1831
Was Benjamin Banneker a slave?
While he was a scientist, Benjamin Banneker was not an inventor. He did help survey for the site of Washington, D.C. He was also a mathematician and an astronomer, known for his almanacs. In these almanacs, he published information about literature, medicine, tides, bees, and locust.
Benjamin bannker What is his father job?
yes his father had a job as a slave before Benjamin Banneker mother bought his father
Did Benjamin Banneker get married?
Benjamin Banneker was an African American scientist. He never married and died in his log cabin in 1806. The United States Post Office created a postage stamp is Banneker's honor.
What was Benjamin bannekers ethnic background?
There are conflicting reports as to Benjamin Banneker's background. What is known is that Benjamin Banneker's father was a freed slave from Guinea. His mother has been reported to be a free black. Other accounts imply that his mother was the product of a white indentured servant and an African slave.
Who designed Virginia's state capital?
Benjamin Banneker. He was a free African American (i think he was a former slave)
How was Benjamin Banneker's early life?
Benjamin Banneker's child was better than most in the 1730's. He was born to a free African American woman and a former slave. He had some formal education and was mostly self taught.
What is Benjamin bannekers mothers name?
Her name was Mary Banneky whose mother was an Englishwoman and Banneker's father was Robert an ex-slave and paid for Benjamen's freedom.
Was Benjamin Banneker ever a slave?
Banneker was born a free man in what is now Oella, Maryland, just outside of Baltimore. His mother Mary and her former slave husband, Robert, were free. His mother is the product of his white grandmother Molly Welsh and African grandfather Banna ka. Molly was an indentured servant (for seven years) who freed and married her slave Banna ka, reputedly an African prince.
