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.
- ISBN13 9780152018924
- Publish Date 1 September 1998 (first published 31 October 1994)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 30 September 2014
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Imprint Sandpiper
- Format Paperback
- Pages 32
- Language English