In Benjamin Banneker's letter to Thomas Jefferson, a central claim made by the author is <em>The same maker creates all people, so all people share the same intelligence and emotions.</em>
On August 19, 1791, Benjamin Banneker sends a letter to Thomas Jefferson in which he says that both black and white people are made by the same creator and have the same intelligence, and sentiments. In this way, he is addressing some ideas of the time which stated that white people were more intelligent than black people and had different feelings.
