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Benjamin Franklin

And the last real act of...The last public act of Franklin's life, um,is a treatise...

And the last real act of...
The last public act of Franklin's life, um,
is a treatise against slavery

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And the last real act of... The last public act
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of Franklin's life, um, is a treatise against slavery.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:40:33
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Movie Summary

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E01 But I do not find that I have gained - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
But I do not find that I have gained
S01 • E02 So, the end... the life is largely bookended in a way, um, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
So, the end... the life is largely bookended in a way, um,
S01 • E02 Benjamin Franklin evolved as far as his understanding - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Benjamin Franklin evolved as far as his understanding
S01 • E01 Narrator: As the political crisis continued to build, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: As the political crisis continued to build,
S01 • E02 He didn't see anything wrong with it - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He didn't see anything wrong with it
S01 • E02 But in his last years, he started to change his mind. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
But in his last years, he started to change his mind.
S01 • E01 He was 65 years old and decided to make - Benjamin Franklin 00:34
He was 65 years old and decided to make
S01 • E02 Dunbar: Philadelphia became a leader in abolition - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Dunbar: Philadelphia became a leader in abolition
S01 • E02 There were laws on the books that began the dismantling - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
There were laws on the books that began the dismantling
S01 • E02 It was a train that could not be stopped. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
It was a train that could not be stopped.
S01 • E02 And, so, we see someone who understands the tide - Benjamin Franklin 00:20
And, so, we see someone who understands the tide
S01 • E01 Isaacson: He begins with two very interesting words: - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Isaacson: He begins with two very interesting words:
S01 • E02 Ellis: If this were a petition coming from anybody else, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Ellis: If this were a petition coming from anybody else,
S01 • E01 'Cause he's trying to say, "Remember where we come from. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
'Cause he's trying to say, "Remember where we...
S01 • E01 We're not trying to be aristocratic." - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
We're not trying to be aristocratic."
S01 • E02 And it's the first outspoken, in public, debate - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
And it's the first outspoken, in public, debate
S01 • E01 Now the agent representing several colonies in England... - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Now the agent representing several colonies in England...
S01 • E02 Narrator: In Congress, the petition was immediately - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: In Congress, the petition was immediately
S01 • E01 And William Franklin... the royal governor of New Jersey. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And William Franklin... the royal governor of New Jersey.
S01 • E02 Representative James Jackson of Georgia warned that if - Benjamin Franklin 00:26
Representative James Jackson of Georgia warned that if