Who was? Benjamin Banneker

Benjamin Banneker, a pioneering African American intellectual, was largely self-educated and gained fame for building America's first wooden clock and accurately predicting a solar eclipse. He contributed to the surveying of Washington, DC, and advocated for civil rights, notably corresponding with Thomas Jefferson. Despite his farmhouse burning down on the day of his burial, Banneker's legacy endures.

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