Which viewpoint does Banneker convey in “Benjamin Banneker Writes to Thomas Jefferson”?

Black and white Americans share similar perspectives on freedom and justice.

Enslavement and racial inequality are contradictory to basic American values.

The new American government should be overthrown for allowing enslavement.

Escape from British rule was made possible by contributions of Black Americans.

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Banneker's view is that slavery and social inequality are contradictory to basic American values, as shown in the second answer option.

We can arrive at this answer because:

  • Banneker wrote to Thomas Jefferson to convince him to become an abolitionist.
  • That's because Banneker believed that slavery was against basic American values that centered on the concept of freedom.
  • For him, maintaining slavery made America a hypocritical and contradictory place and that damaged the country's reputation.

However, he knew that politically influential people needed to join the abolitionist cause for it to be heard and so he tried to convince Jefferson to become an abolitionist.

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