Dear Benjamin Banneker

Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Brand: Sandpiper

Color: Brown

Edition: First Edition

Features:

• Dear Benjamin Banneker By Pinkney Andrea Davis Pinkney J Brian ILT

Binding: Paperback

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 32

Release Date: 01-09-1998

Part Number: 9780152018924

Details: 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. Illustrated in full-page scratchboard and oil paintings by Caldecott Honor artist Brian Pinkney.

EAN: 9780152018924

Package Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.0 x 0.3 inches

Languages: English