A United States postage stamp and the names of a number of recreational and cultural facilities, schools, streets and other facilities and institutions throughout the United States have commemorated Benjamin Banneker's documented and mythical accomplishments throughout the years since he lived (1731–1806) (see Mythology of Benjamin Banneker). Among such memorializations of this free African American almanac author, astronomer, surveyor, naturalist, and farmer was a biographical verse that Rita Dove, a future Poet Laureate of the United States, wrote in 1983 while on the faculty of Arizona State University.
On February 15, 1980, during Black History Month, the United States Postal Service issued in Annapolis, Maryland, a 15 cent commemorative postage stamp that featured a portrait of Banneker.[1][2][3][4][5] An image of Banneker standing behind a short telescope mounted on a tripod was superimposed upon the portrait.[6] The device shown in the stamp resembles Andrew Ellicott's transit and equal altitude instrument (see Theodolite), which is now in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.[7]
Jerry Pinckney (2011)
The stamp was the third in the Postal Service's Black Heritage stamp series.[4][8] The featured portrait was one that Jerry Pinkney of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, who designed the first nine stamps in the series, had earlier placed on another approved version of the stamp.[9] Silvio Bedini subsequently noted that, because no known portrait of Banneker exists, the stamp artist had based the portrait on "imagined features".[10]
Recreational and cultural facilities
The names of a number of recreational and cultural facilities commemorate Banneker. These facilities include parks, playgrounds, community centers, museums and a planetarium.
Parks
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum, Baltimore County, Maryland
A park commemorating Benjamin Banneker is located in a stream valley woodland at the former site of Banneker's farm and residence in Oella, Maryland, between Ellicott City and the City of Baltimore.[11][a 1] The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks manages the $2.5 million facility, which was dedicated on June 9, 1998.[12]
The park, which encompasses 138 acres (56 ha) and contains archaeological sites and extensive nature trails, is the largest original African American historical site in the United States.[13] The primary focus of the park is a museum highlighting Banneker's contributions.[a 2] The museum contains a visitors center that features a collection of Banneker's works and artifacts, a community gallery, a gift shop and a patio garden.[13][14]
The park contains an 1850s stone farmhouse, now named the "Molly Banneky House". The three-story house was restored as an office complex in 2004.[15][a 3]
On November 12, 2009, officials opened a 224 square feet (20.8 m2) replica of Banneker's log cabin on the park grounds, reportedly two days before the 278th anniversary of Banneker's birth.[16][17][a 4] Baltimore County's delegation to the Maryland General Assembly secured a $400,000 state bond for the design and construction of the cabin.[16][18] The original estimated cost to construct the cabin in accordance with its drawings and specifications was $240,700.[19]
A historical marker that the Maryland Historical Society erected to commemorate Banneker stands on the grounds of the park.[20] The marker replaced the last of three earlier markers that vandals had previously destroyed, the first of which the Maryland State Roads Commission had installed nearby in 1954 on the grounds of the Westchester Grade School (now the Westchester Community Center).[21][a 5]
Gallery of Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum
Benjamin Banneker Museum (2017)
Replica of Banneker's log cabin (2017)
Molly Banneky House (2017)
Stone Farmhouse historical marker (2017)
Museum interior (2017)
Title page of a Baltimore edition of Banneker's 1793 almanac (2017)
Pages from Banneker's almanac (2017)
Benjamin Banneker Park and Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Plaza and fountain in Benjamin Banneker Park, Washington, D.C. (2011)
Library of Congress
Looking north at Benjamin Banneker Park and Overlook in Washington, D.C., with L'Enfant Promenade behind it and the James V. Forrestal Building, the Smithsonian Institution Building ("The Castle") and the National Mall in the background (1990).
A 4.7 acres (1.9 ha) urban park memorializing Benjamin Banneker is located in southwest Washington, D.C., one half mile (800 m) south of the Smithsonian Institution's "Castle" on the National Mall. The park features a prominent overlook at the south end of L'Enfant Promenade and Tenth Street SW.[22][23][24][a 6]
A traffic circle, named Banneker Circle SW, surrounds the overlook. A grassy slope descends steeply from the traffic circle to the Southwest Freeway (Interstate 395), Ninth Street SW and Maine Avenue SW.[22][23][24]
The National Park Service (NPS) operates the park as part of its National Mall and Memorial Parks administrative unit.[25] The NPS erected a historical marker near the park's entrance in 1997.[26][27][23][24][28][29] The park is now at stop number 8 on Washington's Southwest Heritage Trail.[30]
In 1967, landscape architect Daniel Urban Kiley completed the design of the "Tenth Street Overlook".[26] After the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency completed construction of the Overlook in 1969, the Agency transferred the Overlook to the NPS in 1970.[26]
The elliptical 200 feet (61 m) wide overlook provides elevated views of the nearby Southwest Waterfront, Washington Channel, East Potomac Park, Potomac River and more distant areas. The centerpiece of the overlook's modernistplaza is a large conical fountain that projects water more than 30 feet in the air and catches it in a circular basin made from honed green granite.[24][31]
The rings of the fountain and basin in the center of the site are reiterated in the benches, double rows of London plane trees, and low concrete walls that establish the plaza's edge. The ground plane is paved with granite squares, a continuation of L'Enfant Promenade's materials. The ground plane is concave, and with the trees and fountain helps define the spatial volume of the plaza.[24][31]
In 1970, the District of Columbia City Council passed a resolution that petitioned the NPS to rename the Overlook as Banneker Park, arguing that the Council had already renamed the adjacent highway circle as Banneker Circle, S.W.[26] The NPS thereupon hosted a dedication ceremony in 1971 that renamed the Overlook as "Benjamin Banneker Park".[32][26]
Following completion of a restoration project, the park was ceremoniously rededicated in 1997 to again commemorate Banneker.[26][33] However, a 2016 NPS publication later noted that the NPS had renamed the Overlook to commemorate Banneker even though the area has no specific connection to Banneker himself.[34]
In 1998, the 105th United States Congress enacted legislation that authorized the Washington Interdependence Council of the District of Columbia to establish at the Council's expense a memorial on federal land in the District that would commemorate Banneker's accomplishments.[35][36] The Council plans to erect this memorial in or near the park.[35][37] In 2006, the Council held a charrette to select the artist that would design the memorial.[38]
Construction of the memorial was expected to begin after the United States Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) approved the memorial's design and location in accordance with the legislation that authorized the establishment of the memorial and with the United States Code (40 U.S.C. § 8905).[37][39] However, the proposed memorial had by 1999 become a $17 million project that would contain a visitors' center near the "Castle" at the north end of the Promenade, a clock atop a tall pedestal at the midpoint of the Promenade, a statue of Banneker in the park's circle at the south end of the Promenade and a skyway over Interstate 395 that would connect the park to the waterfront.[26][40][41] After considering the proposal, the National Capital Memorial Commission rejected the placement of the statue in the park and decided to consult with the District of Columbia government about placing a Banneker memorial at the midpoint of the Promenade.[35][26][41][42]
The legislative authority relative to locating the Memorial on federal land lapsed in 2005.[26][42] This did not preclude the location of the memorial on lands such as the road right-of-way in the Promenade that are under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia's government.[43][35][29][42]
During the 2000s, various organizations proposed to develop at the site of Benjamin Banneker Park a number of large facilities including a baseball stadium (later constructed elsewhere in D.C. as Nationals Park), the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a National Children's Museum and a National Museum of the American Latino.[42] In 2004, the D.C. Preservation League listed the Park as one of the most endangered places in the District because of such proposals to redevelop the park's area.[44] The League stated that the park, "Designed by renowned landscape architect Daniel Urban Kiley ... is culturally significant as the first public space in Washington named for an African American and is usually included in Black History tours".[44]
In 2006, the District government and the Federal Highway Administration issued an environmental assessment for "improvements" to the promenade and park that described a number of projects that could redevelop the area containing the park.[45] In 2011, a proposal surfaced that would erect a structure housing a "National Museum of the American People" at or near the site of the park.[46]
In 2012, the United States Army Corps of Engineers determined that Benjamin Banneker Park was not eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.[47] However, the District of Columbia State Historic Preservation Office (DC SHPO) did not concur with this determination.[47]
The DC SHPO stated that additional research and coordination with the NPS would be needed before it could make a final determination of eligibility.[47] In 2014, the DC SHPO concurred with the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks that the park was eligible for inclusion in the National Register as an integral component of the 10th Street Promenade/Banneker Overlook composition, but not as an independent entity.[47]
In January 2013, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) accepted "The SW Ecodistrict Plan" (see: Southwest Ecodistrict).[48] The Plan recommended the redesign of Benjamin Banneker Park and adjacent areas to accommodate one or more new memorials, museums and/or landscaping.[49]
in 2013, the NPS issued a "Cultural Landscapes Inventory" report for the park. The report described the features, significance and history of the park and its surrounding area, as well the planning processes that had influenced the park's construction and development.[50]
In September 2014, the NCPC accepted an addendum to the SW Ecodistrict Plan.[51] The addendum stated: "A modern, terraced landscape at Banneker Park is envisioned to enhance the park and to provide a gateway to the National Mall."[52]
In April 2017, the NCPC approved plans for a staircase and ramp that would connect the park with Washington's Southwest Waterfront and that would add lighting and trees to the area. The NCPC and the NPS intended the project to be an interim improvement that could be in place for ten years while the area awaits redevelopment.[25][53] Construction began on the project in September 2017 and was completed during the spring of 2018.[54]
Benjamin Banneker Park, Arlington County, Virginia
Benjamin Banneker: SW-9 Intermediate Boundary Stone of the District of Columbia (2012)
An 11 acres (4.5 ha) park in Arlington County, Virginia, memorializes Banneker and the survey of the boundaries of the District of Columbia, in which he participated.[55] The park features access to paved trails, picnic tables with charcoal grills, a playground, a playing field, a stream and a dog park.[55] The Benjamin Banneker: SW-9 Intermediate Boundary Stone, one of the forty boundary markers of the original District of Columbia, is within the park.[55][56]
Playground
Banneker Playground, Brooklyn, New York
The Banneker Playground in Brooklyn, New York, was originally built by the federal Works Progress Administration in 1937. In 1985, the New York City parks department renamed the 1.67 acres (0.68 ha) playground to commemorate Benjamin Banneker. The playground contains handball and basketball courts, trees and a sculpture of a sitting camel. The Benjamin Banneker Elementary School (P.S. 256), built in 1956, is near the playground.[57]
Community Centers
Banneker Community Center, Catonsville, Maryland
The Banneker Community Center (Banneker Recreation Center) in Catonsville, Maryland, is located near the intersection of the Baltimore National Pike (U.S. Route 40) and the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695), about 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the former site of Banneker's home and farm. A unit of the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks, the facility contains ballfields, multipurpose courts and a playground.[58][a 7]
Banneker Community Center, Washington, D.C.
Banneker Community Center, Washington, D.C. (2011)
The Banneker Community Center in northwest Washington, D.C. is located near Howard University in the city's Columbia Heights neighborhood. The center, which is a unit of the District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation, contains playing fields, basketball and tennis courts, a swimming pool (Banneker pool), a computer lab and other indoor and outdoor facilities.[59] Constructed in 1934 and named for Benjamin Banneker, the center's building (formerly named the Banneker Recreation Center) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 because of its role as a focal point in the development of the black community in Washington, D.C.[60]
Benjamin Banneker Community Center, Bloomington, Indiana
The Benjamin Banneker Community Center in Bloomington, Indiana, contains a gymnasium, restrooms, a kitchen, a library and a family resource center.[61] Benjamin Banneker School was a segregated school for Bloomington's African American residents from 1915 to 1951. When the school desegregated, its name was changed to Fairview Annex. In 1955, the school's building became the Westside Community Center. In 1994, the Bloomington City Council changed the community center's name to commemorate the building's history as a segregated school and to re-commemorate Benjamin Banneker.[62][63] The City of Bloomington's Parks and Recreation Department operates the center.[64]
Museum
Banneker-Douglass Museum, Annapolis, Maryland
The Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis, Maryland, memorializes Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass.[65] The museum, which was dedicated on February 24, 1984, is the State of Maryland's official museum of African American heritage.[65][66] It is housed within and adjacent to the former Mount Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church, which the National Park Service placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[65][67]
Planetarium
Banneker Planetarium, Catonsville, Maryland
The Banneker Planetarium in Catonsville, Maryland, is located about 2 miles (3 km) southeast of the former site of Benjamin Banneker's home and farm. The planetarium is a component of the Community College of Baltimore County's Catonsville Campus. Operated by the College's School of Mathematics and Science, the planetarium offers shows and programs to the public.[68][a 8]
Educational institutions
The names of a number of university buildings, high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, professorships and scholarships throughout the United States have commemorated Benjamin Banneker. These include:
Benjamin Banneker Technology Complex, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida[77]
High schools and high school rooms
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, Washington, D.C. (2017)
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, Washington, D.C.[78]
Benjamin Banneker Academy for Community Development, Brooklyn, New York[79]
Benjamin Banneker High School, Fulton County, Georgia[80]
Benjamin Banneker Lecture Hall, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, Maryland[81]
Middle schools
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School, Cambridge, Massachusetts[82]
Benjamin Banneker Middle School, Burtonsville, Maryland[83]
The Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School, Willingboro, New Jersey[84]
Elementary Schools
Banneker Group (23 elementary schools), St. Louis, Missouri[85]
Banneker-Doyle Career and Transition Center, Los Angeles[86]
Banneker Elementary School, St. Louis, Loudoun County, Virginia[87]
Banneker Elementary Science & Technology Magnet School, Kansas City, Kansas[88]
Benjamin Banneker Academy, East Orange, New Jersey[89]
Benjamin Banneker Achievement Center, Gary, Indiana[90]
Benjamin Banneker Charter Academy of Technology, Kansas City, Missouri[91]
Benjamin Banneker School, Parkville, Missouri (2018)
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois[92]
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School, Kansas City, Missouri[93]
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School, Loveville, Maryland[94]
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School, Milford, Delaware[95]
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School, New Orleans, Louisiana[96]
Benjamin Banneker School (now Benjamin Banneker Community Center), Bloomington, Indiana[62]
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School (P.S. 256), Brooklyn, New York[97]
Benjamin Banneker School, Parkville, Missouri (historical)[98]
Other
Benjamin Banneker Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (historical)[99]
Professorships and scholarships
The names of several university professorships and scholarships commemorate Banneker. These include:
Benjamin Banneker Professorship of American Studies and History, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.[100]
Benjamin Banneker Scholarship Program, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio[101]
Banneker/Key Scholarship, University of Maryland Honors College, College Park, Maryland[102]
Awards
The names of several awards commemorate Banneker. These include:
Benjamin Banneker Award, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Huntsville, Alabama[103]
Benjamin Banneker Award, Temple University College of Education, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[104]
Benjamin Banneker Award for Excellence in Math and Science, Metropolitan Buffalo Alliance of Black School Educators, Buffalo, New York[105]
Benjamin Banneker Award for Outstanding Social Commitment and Community Initiatives, American Planning Association, National Capital Area Chapter, Washington, D.C.[106]
Benjamin Banneker Legacy Award, The Benjamin Banneker Institute for Science and Technology, Washington, D.C.[107]
Streets
The names of a number of streets throughout the United States commemorate Banneker. These include:
↑Diversity Development (January 2004). "Benjamin Banneker". Publication 354: African Americans on Stamps: A Celebration of African-American Heritage. Washington, D.C.: United States Postal Service. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20140824090919/http://about.usps.com/publications/pub354.pdf. Retrieved 2015-03-14. "A self-taught mathematician and astronomer, Benjamin Banneker was probably the most accomplished African American of America’s colonial period. In 1753, he constructed the first wooden striking clock made in America. His studies and calculations in astronomy allowed him to successfully predict a solar eclipse in 1789 and to publish farmer’s almanacs in the 1790s. In 1791 he helped design and survey the city of Washington, D.C. This stamp was issued February 15, 1980."
↑"Early Pioneers". Arago: People, Postage & The Post (Exhibits). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Archived from the original on 2018-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108022223/https://arago.si.edu/exhibit_461_3.html. Retrieved 2018-01-08. "A self-taught mathematician and astronomer, Benjamin Banneker was probably the most accomplished African American of America’s colonial period. In 1753, he constructed the first wooden striking clock made in America. His studies and calculations in astronomy allowed him to successfully predict a solar eclipse in 1789 and to publish farmer’s almanacs in the 1790s. In 1791 he helped design and survey the city of Washington, D.C."
↑Bedini, Silvio A. (2008). "Benjamin Banneker". Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203192640/http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Benjamin_Banneker.aspx. Retrieved 2012-05-08. "No known portrait of Banneker exists. Lacking such, an image frequently used is a woodcut portrait bust of a young black man, imaginary and not based on life, wearing the typical Quaker garb of the period. Purported to be of Banneker, this image illustrated the cover of a 1797 edition of one of his almanacs. The most accurate representation known may be found on a modern mural painting by the late William H. Smith of the survey of the federal territory. It hangs in the Maryland House on the John F. Kennedy Highway in Aberdeen, Maryland. In 1980 the U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring Banneker based on imagined features."
↑"New Signs Coming Soon". Fulton, Maryland: Benjamin Banneker Foundation. 2016-04-09. Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170218064904/https://www.bannekerfoundation.com/single-post/2016/04/09/New-Signs-Coming-Soon. Retrieved 2017-02-17. "Have you ever seen the Molly Bannaky house and wondered how old it is and who lived there? .... Constructed in the 1850s, the Bannaky house is the most prominent feature on the Park and Museum property and is symbol of the Oella’s enduring history. Beginning as just a one room house, the Bannaky house steadily grew with time as several families called it home. Upon learning about the legacy of Benjamin Banneker and his property, Baltimore County purchased the house and 42.5 acres the surrounding property to establish the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park. The house was later restored in 2004 as an office complex. It is listed on the Maryland Historical Trust Inventory of Historic Properties."
↑(1) Bedini, 1971, pp. 301, 342 (2) "Baltimore Evening Sun". Baltimore, Maryland. 1981-11-09. Cited in ""Benjamin Banneker (1731–1806)" marker". HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on 2011-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20111019092107/http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=5407. Retrieved 2010-09-21. (3) Maryland Historical Society. ""Benjamin Banneker (1731–1806)" marker". HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on 2011-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20111019092107/http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=5407. Retrieved 2010-09-21. "This marker has had a difficult history, due, it seems, to vandals, perhaps motivated by racism. A marker was erected by the State Roads Commission on the west side of Westchester Avenue, one block south of Oella Avenue, in 1954. ... According to the Baltimore Evening Sun, November 9, 1981, "Within a short time this first marker was destroyed by vandals. It was replaced in 1968, but a year later the second marker was destroyed. A third marker was erected in 1969, but that marker was also destroyed." (4) "History of the Westchester Community Center". About the Westchester Community Center. Westchester Community Center. Archived from the original on 2019-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190830041105/https://oella.org/about. Retrieved 2019-08-30. "The building now known as the Westchester Community Center was originally constructed by Baltimore County in 1924 as the Westchester Consolidated School, so named because it replaced several one-room schools. It later operated as the Westchester Elementary School and then as the Westchester Annex, when a new elementary school (the second Westchester Elementary School, now Catonsville Middle School) was constructed in the area. It was last used as a school in 1977."
↑Bedini, 1999, p. 318. "In the two centuries since Banneker's death, his achievements have been forgotten or misrepresented ..... In November 1971, on the anniversary of Banneker's birthday, the secretary of the interior authorized the 10th Street Overlook outside L'Enfant Plaza in Washington to be renamed and dedicated by the mayor as Benjamin Banneker Park. Once again, the reasons presented by the speakers on the occasion and widely reported by the press had been all based on erroneous information: Banneker was hailed for his contribution after L'Enfant was dismissed and Banneker "saved the plan by reconstructing it from memory”."
↑"Benjamin Banneker Park". Environmental Assessment: Benjamin Banneker Park Connection. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service: National Mall and Memorial Parks. March 2016. p. 29. https://www.ncpc.gov/files/projects/2016/7551_Environmental_Assessment_Apr2016.pdf. Retrieved 2017-04-28. "The Tenth Street Overlook was renamed Benjamin Banneker Park in 1971 by the NPS, though the area has no specific connection to Banneker himself, ..."
↑Public Law 101-355 (November 6, 1998) states in Title V, Section 512 (112 Stat. 3266): "SEC. 512. MEMORIAL TO MR. BENJAMIN BANNEKER IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. (a) MEMORIAL AUTHORIZED.—The Washington Interdependence Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia to honor and commemorate the accomplishments of Mr. Benjamin Banneker. (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMORATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the memorial shall be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). (c) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—The Washington Interdependence Council shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial. No Federal funds may be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the memorial. ...". Retrieved 2010-01-21.
↑(1) "Banneker/Key Scholars". College Park, Maryland: University of Maryland Honors College. Archived from the original on 2018-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428115058/http://www.bannekerkey.umd.edu/. Retrieved 2018-11-15. (2) "Podberesky v. Kirwin, 38 F.3d 147 (4th Cir. 1994): 63 USLW 2287, 95 Ed. Law Rep. 52". United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Public.Resource.org. 1994-10-27. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130063234/https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F3/038/38.F3d.147.93-2585.93-2527.html. Retrieved 2016-01-30. "The issue in this case is whether the University of Maryland at College Park may maintain a separate merit scholarship program that it voluntarily established for which only African-American students are eligible. Because we find that the district court erred in finding that the University had sufficient evidence of present effects of past discrimination to justify the program and in finding that the program is narrowly tailored to serve its stated objectives, we reverse the district court's grant of summary judgment to the University. We further reverse the district court's denial of Podberesky's motion for summary judgment, and we remand for entry of judgment in favor of Podberesky. The facts and prior proceedings in this case are set forth at length in our earlier opinion, Podberesky v. Kirwan, 956 F.2d 52 (4th Cir.1992) (Podberesky I). In sum, Daniel Podberesky challenges the University of Maryland's Banneker scholarship program, which is a merit-based program for which only African-American students are eligible. The University maintains a separate merit-based scholarship program, the Francis Scott Key program, which is not restricted to African-American students. Podberesky is Hispanic; he was therefore ineligible for consideration under the Banneker Program, although he met the academic and all other requirements for consideration. Podberesky was ineligible for consideration under the Key program because his academic credentials fell just shy of its more rigorous standards. ...."
↑"Benjamin Banneker Award". College of Education Commencement Awards. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Temple University. 2004. Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20090330235724/http://www.temple.edu/education/graduation/awards.html. Retrieved 2017-02-17. "Benjamin Banneker Award) The purpose of the FUND is to provide an annual award for a full-time graduate student in the College of Education who worked as a research or teaching assistant in the College during the academic year prior to receiving the award, and who showed outstanding work and initiative in carrying out his or her research/teaching activities."
↑"Our Company". Bannekerstore.com. Denver, Colorado: Banneker, Inc: Benjamin Banneker Watches and Clocks. Archived from the original on 2016-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160618134538/http://www.bannekerstore.com/banneker-company. Retrieved 2017-02-17. "The watch and clock offerings of the company are differentiated in the marketplace by virtue of a unique design feature that connects us to our legendary namesake. Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) was a free African American astronomer, inventor, mathematician, surveyor, almanac author, and farmer. The historic contribution that aligns us with this man of genius is outlined below. ...."
↑"Company Overview". Banneker: World Class Supply Chain Solutions. North Smithfield, Rhode Island: Banneker Industries, Inc.. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20130211084709/http://www.banneker.com/about-us/company-overview/. Retrieved 2012-09-11. "Banneker Industries is named after Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806), the first recognized African American mathematician, astronomer and inventor. He is credited with making the first American striking clock, publishing several almanacs and was influential in the design of our nation’s capitol."
↑"About Us". Banneker Ventures. Washington, D.C. and Rockville, Maryland: Banneker Ventures, LLC. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120913073651/http://bannekerventures.com/about_overview.html. Retrieved 2017-02-17. "The firm is named in honor of the brilliant mathematician, astronomer and surveyor Benjamin Banneker who worked on the survey for the Federal District, which is now Washington, D.C. Born in 1731, Benjamin Banneker lived a life of unusual achievement. He was an astronomer, predicting future solar and lunar eclipses, compiling the ephemeris for annual almanacs which became top sellers in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, mathematician, and surveyor. In 1980, the U.S. Postal Service issued a postage stamp in his honor."
↑"About BBA". BANNEKERMATH.org: The Benjamin Banneker Association. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: BANNEKERMATH.org. 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20141219074425/http://bannekermath.org/about-bba/. Retrieved 2012-09-11. "The Benjamin Banneker Association, Inc. is a national non-profit organization dedicated to mathematics education advocacy, establishing a presence for leadership, and professional development to support teachers in leveling the playing field for mathematics learning of the highest quality for African-American students."
↑"About The Foundation". Benjamin Banneker Foundation. Fulton, Maryland: Benjamin Banneker Foundation, Inc.. 2016-12-27. Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170218143552/https://www.bannekerfoundation.com/about_us. Retrieved 2017-02-17. "The Benjamin Banneker Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit philanthropic group, specializing in fundraising for the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum. Funds are used to increase educational activities, enhance conservation initiatives, and further develop the Park and Museum into a living history center."
↑"About Us". Washington Interdependence Council: Administrators of the Benjamin Banneker Memorial and Banneker Institute of Math & Science. Washington, D.C.: Washington Interdependence Council. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20170129140117/http://www.bannekermemorial.org/aboutus.htm. Retrieved 2017-02-17. "The Washington Interdependence Council (WIC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit civic organization authorized by Congress [P.L. 105-355] to erect a monument to colonial American hero Benjamin Banneker [1731-1806] ."
↑"Banneker Institute". Harvard University. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The President and Fellows of Harvard College. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20190120062215/https://bannekerinstitute.fas.harvard.edu/. Retrieved 2019-03-31. "The Banneker Institute summer program is a full-time, ten-week research and study experience. We prepare undergraduate students of color for graduate programs in astronomy by emphasizing research, building community, and encouraging debate and political action through social justice education."
↑(1) Berhanu, Aslaku. "Benjamin Banneker Institute". William Still: An African-American Abolitionist. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University Libraries: Temple University. Archived from the original on 2014-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20141126024455/http://stillfamily.library.temple.edu/people-and-places/benjamin-banneker-institute. Retrieved 2017-02-19. "The Banneker Literary Institute, named after black mathematician Benjamin Banneker, was one of several literary and debating societies in nineteenth-century Philadelphia. Organized in 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by a group of prominent men, the Banneker Institute promoted literary and other intellectual endeavors. ..... The Banneker Institute was the forerunner of the Afro-American Historical Society, which was established in 1879." (2) Lapsansky, Emma Jones (January/April 1993). "’Discipline to the Mind’: Philadelphia’s Banneker Institute, 1854-1872". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (Historical Society of Pennsylvania) 117 (1/2): 83–102..
↑"NTA Pittsburgh Chapter: History". Washington, D.C.: National Technical Association, Inc.. 2012. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023012155/http://www.ntaonline.org/pittsburgh.html. Retrieved 2018-11-15. "The primary goals of the NTA are: To encourage minority youth to pursue careers in technical areas which will enable them to become successful doctors, scientists and other technical professionals. To aid in the professional development of its members. To provide an outlet for minority technical professionals to broaden its network. These goals were accomplished through several programs serving students in grades 3 through 12 in the Pittsburgh Public Schools, such as the Benjamin Banneker Mathematics Competition, the Charles Drew Science Fair and the Elementary Science Program."