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Descendants of Black scientist and astronomer Benjamin Banneker: Rachel Jamision Webster, rear left, author of "Benjamin Banneker and Us: Eleven Generations of An American Family," with cousins and fellow descendants Robert Lett, Edie Lee Harris, and Gwen Marable, who collaborated with Webster on the book. Photo credit: Rachel Jamison Webster
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FIRST PERSON: Benjamin Banneker, my ancestor and a Black astronomer, predicted the 1789 eclipse

  • April 7, 2024
  • By Rachel Jamison Webster
  • Special to NABJ Black News & Views
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