18 Oct 2023
Fortune of Chance
After a long night out two lonely people awake in unfamiliar places on opposite ends of the same city. Their eventual meeting in a city park can only be described as good fortune.
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Fighter of Freedom! Outspoken Patriot! Genius!
The story of Benjamin Banneker, the early American patriot whose achievements rival those of Benjamin Franklin!! Risking his life, working with the Underground Railroad to elude vicious slave catchers!
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Louise Stubbs Molly Morton
Leon Pinkney Greenberry Morton
Jay Barney Jonas Wattington
Megan Hunt Sarah Wattington
Steven Pearson Bountyhunter
Norman La Rochelle Thomas Jefferson
Eugene Williams Isaac
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