My figure showed the potential intellect of the african people by self-taught science.
2. What were your historical figure's points of view on issues relating to his or her historical era?
My figure was born from a free american woman and a fugitive slave, naturally he opposed slavery.
2. How did your historical figure influence others during and beyond his or her era?
Being that he was an intelligent African-American as much as european and american men of that era, he showed that a black man can be just as smart as a white man.
3. what are some of your historical figures personality traits?
Benjamin Banneker was a person driven by those who sought to discourage him. he made it his goal to become an astronomer and prove Americans and Europeans wrong about Africans and African-Americans
4. What other interesting facts did you learn about your historical figure?
I learned that he had once written a letter the Thomas Jefferson about how he opposed slavery, however Benjamin found it pitiful that a man with such views would own slaves himself.
