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How Benjamin Banneker — who literally helped shape DC — made impact on Paris

Benjamin Banneker was born a free Black man in Baltimore County in the 1700s. Banneker accomplished many achievements and is described as an American Renaissance man. News4’s Jummy Olabanji visited his farm in Catonsville, Maryland, and discovered why his work traveled across continents.

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