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Benjamin Franklin became an abolitionist.[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#Slavery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#Slaver
by pseudalopex 1y ago
Benjamin Franklin became an abolitionist.[1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#Slavery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#Slavery
- GuinansEyebrows 1y agowhat that wikipedia article doesn't mention is that Franklin continued to own people for almost his entire adult life, while paying lip service to abolition.