Benjamin Banneker was a free Black man born in 1731, over a century before slavery was abolished in his home state of Maryland. Today, Banneker is perhaps best known for his role in drawing the ...

In 2016, Rachel Jamison Webster learned from a cousin that her family is related to Benjamin Banneker, a Black man born free in Maryland in 1731 who gained prominence as a clockmaker, almanac writer, ...

When poet and creative writer Rachel Jamison Webster attended a cousin's wedding, she was surprised to discover that her family is related to famed mathematician and naturalist Benjamin Banneker. This ...

This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County native Benjamin Banneker's contributions to Black history are stories of resilience, activism, and ...

The Colonial lifestyle of trailblazing Marylander Benjamin Banneker will be displayed as the first permanent collection at the Banneker Historical Park and Museum in Baltimore. “I wanted Benjamin ...

The work of mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker represents the fascinating relationship between science and religion Peter Manseau and Andrew Ali Aghapour Almanacs were the eighteenth ...

In “Benjamin Banneker and Us,” Rachel Jamison Webster uncovers Black ancestors she never knew about, and with the help of far-flung relatives assembles her family’s story. By Jess Row When you ...