The Story of Thomas Fuller — The “Virginia Calculator”
Thomas Fuller was an African man born around 1710 in what is now Benin (West Africa). When he was just 14 years old, he was...


















Thomas Fuller was an African man born around 1710 in what is now Benin (West Africa). When he was just 14 years old, he was...
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