Slavery is a monumental part of our countries history. Most people would like to erase the fact that it even happened. Unfortunately, slavery was once a very common place in our nation today, and eradicating it was a struggle. Benjamin Banneker disagreed with this and wrote Thomas Jefferson in 1791 about his adverse opinions on the subject to argue against slavery. Banneker did this while implementing forms of rhetorical devices such as repetition, religion, and respectful tone. Banneker refers to Jefferson as “sir” throughout the whole piece. Banneker does not condone Jefferson pro-slavery outlook, but still has a great amount of respect for him. This makes it very easy for him to state his opinion and not antagonize him, it also makes