In 1791 plans for the new capital city, Washington, D.
, were in the works, but someone was needed to help with the surveying.
Thomas Jefferson recommended Benjamin Banneker for the job.
Banneker was a free black man who lived at a time when black Americans had few, if any, rights.
Yet he was an accomplished farmer, mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor.
What Are You Figuring Now? is the story of a man who was never afraid to try something new, no matter how difficult.
Lerner Classroom What are you figuring now?: a story about benjamin banneker, paperback/jeri ferris
