It was legal and accepted although not as prevalent in the north where he lived in Philadelphia. He was a slave owner but only had two slaves which were his personal servants. He was instrumental in working with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence. However, it was he who eventually persuaded John Adams to drop the passage from the draft of the constitution in response to Edwards Rutledge refusal to sign if that passage remained in the document. Of the 39 people who signed the consitution, 11 owned slaves in some way or another.
Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
Franklin! That's why they called him Benjamin Franklin.
No, Benjamin Franklin is not single.
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Benjamin Franklin was first a printer by trade.He worked for his older brother.
Abolitionists such as William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, and Olaudah Equiano argued against the continuation of the slave trade. They used moral, ethical, and religious arguments to push for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
Benjamin Franklin's surname is Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
Franklin! That's why they called him Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin's father was Josiah Franklin.
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Benjamin Franklin
No, Benjamin Franklin is not single.
the oldest person to sighn the constition was ben Franklin
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