Standing at my door, I heard the discharge of a gun, and in four or five seconds of time, after the discharge, the small shot came rattling about me, one or two of which struck the house; which plainly demonstrates that the velocity of sound is greater than that of a cannon bullet.
Benjamin BannekerI have no influence with the rising generation. All my arguments have failed to induce them to set bounds to their wants.
Benjamin BannekerThe colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.
Benjamin Banneker