Imagine being a primarily self-taught scientist who wrote several almanacs, built a clock that ran 50 years, corresponded with Thomas Jefferson and was so brilliant performing measurements you were invited to survey what become Washington, D.C. With those accomplishments you'd rate a statue in the Nation's Capital, right? Afraid not.  Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) has a...
SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 09:41PM on January 27, 2020