he was mad because Thomas Jefferson treated him bad because he was black so he made a not harmful letter to tell him he is not different just because he is black
read: letter of Benjamin Banneker to secretary of state Thomas Jefferson
racism
he ask him to design plans for washinton dc
Banneker makesd use of parallelism by comparing the lifestyle of the two characters.
Benjamin Banneker was a free African American farmer, scientist and publisher of several Almanacs. Banneker corresponded with Thomas Jefferson on many occasions about slavery and racial equality. Publishing the correspondences in his almanacs.
hi letter talked about how he did not like the almanac
no Benjamin Banneker was nice and put it in an unharmful way but Thomas Jefferson was mean back to him because he was an African American
read: letter of Benjamin Banneker to secretary of state Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Banneker was asked by Thomas Jefferson to assist in the surveying and design of the nation's capital, Washington D.C. Jefferson sought Banneker's expertise in astronomy and mathematics for this significant project.
racism
1790
he ask him to design plans for washinton dc
Black Americans should have equality with white Americans.
Banneker makesd use of parallelism by comparing the lifestyle of the two characters.
Benjamin Banneker was a free African American farmer, scientist and publisher of several Almanacs. Banneker corresponded with Thomas Jefferson on many occasions about slavery and racial equality. Publishing the correspondences in his almanacs.
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.
Benjamin Banneker a free African American man who published the Farmers Almanac from 1792 to 1802. Benjamin Banneker was hired by Thomas Jefferson to recreate the original design.