Benjamin Banneker

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-Banneker was called upon to assist in the surveying of territory for the construction of the city of Washington, the capital of the new nation. He also became a writer of almanacs and exchanged letters with Thomas Jefferson, challenging him politely to do what he could to ensure racial equality.

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