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Benjamin Franklin’s family background is central to understanding his rise, his values, and his later influence. He was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston, in the British col...
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Benjamin Franklin fathered two sons, Francis Folger Franklin and Benjamin Franklin Jr., neither of whom survived to adulthood. His legacy therefore passed to the next generation...
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Benjamin Franklin, like many prominent colonial and early national elites, enslaved people for labor and domestic service for much of his early adult life. Historical records an...
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Benjamin Franklin owned at least two enslaved people at the time of his 1770s household accounts: a woman named Grace and her son William. While Franklin later expressed growing...
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Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) was an American printer, author, diplomat, and scientist whose stance on slavery became more critical over time. In this evergreen profile, we cl...
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