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A portrait of Benjamin Banneker on the cover of his Farmers Almanac-circa 1795. Benjamin Banneker. Benjamin Banneker was a self-educated scientist, astronomer, inventor, writer, and antislavery publicist. He built a striking clock entirely from wood, published a Farmers' Almanac, and actively campaigned against slavery.
An engraving of poet Phillis Wheatley from her book, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. Phillis Wheatley, the First African American Published Book of Poetry. September 1, 1773. Phillis Wheatley was only seven or eight years old when she was captured and taken from her home in West Africa. A slave ship brought her to Boston in 1761. Knowing nothing of the talents she would soon show the world, John Wheatley, a prosperous tailor, and his wife, Susanna, purchased the young girl directly from the ship and named her Phillis Wheatley.