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Benjamin Banneker died exactly one month before his 75th birthday.

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Free born african slave
mostly self-taught
Built the clock when he was in his twenties

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"Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners."

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"The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers."

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Standed against slavery and racial discrimination

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Benjamin Banneker predicted the 1789 solar eclipse

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Made the first American clock.

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Dad: Robert Banneker
Mom: Mary Banneker

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November 9 1731

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October 9 1806

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 free Black man who owned a farm near Baltimore

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 free Black man who owned a farm near Baltimore

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grew up on his father's farm with three sisters

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grew up on his father's farm with three sisters

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The clock lasted for over forty years before it got completely destroyed in a fire.

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Benjamin Banneker was one of the declarations signers.

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Unfortunetly Benjamin Banneker didn't't win any awards.