1. Biography of Benjamin Banniker
They had several children, one of whom, Mary who also grew up and bought a farm, and bought a slave, Robert, whom she later freed and married. Mary and Robert lived on the family farm and bore Benjamin Bannaky along with several other children. ... Banneker, along with many other African American heroes were left out of mainstream history over the years due to prejudice and the continuing belief that somehow, blacks were inferior thinkers and not capable of achieving higher education. ...
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