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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.
Lesson Summary. Phillis Wheatley was the first African American poet. Bought as a slave when she was very young, she became a celebrated writer of the colonies. Her poems, including 'On Being Brought from Africa to America,' both celebrate religion and examine race issues at a time when slavery was still the norm in America.