5 facts

• Benjamin Banneker taught himself literature, history, mathematics, and he enjoyed reading.
• Benjamin Banneker memory's were still kept alive by authors that wrote about his achievements as an African American scientist.
• He was a author, scientist, mathematician, farmer, astronomer, a publisher and a urban planner
• He published an almanac, but stopped publishing because of poor sales.
• Benjmain Banneker helped Pierre L'Enfant which was the articet of planning Washington D.C. He was suddenly dismissed from the project and he took the plans with him. Benjamin Banneker recreated the plans by memory. If it wasn't for Benjamin Theyt would have needed to find another person to design the capital.