# History Matters | Benjamin Banneker

> Published: January 15, 2017
> Categories: #HISTORYMATTERS, #COMMUNITY, #TV+FILM
> Tags: Benjamin Banneker, History Matters
> Source: https://c-istudios.com/history-matters-benjamin-banneker/

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Erica Diaz tells the story of Benjamin Banneker - a free African-American almanac author, surveyor, naturalist, and farmer who corresponded with Thomas Jefferson on the topics of slavery and racial equality.


 


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