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For men accustomed to slavery, will not work
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Benjamin Franklin

For men accustomed toslavery, will not work for a livelihoodwhen not compelled

For men accustomed to
slavery, will not work for a livelihood
when not compelled

Full Transcript

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For men accustomed to slavery, will not work
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for a livelihood when not compelled.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:43:27
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 The only way to quell colonial unrest, - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
The only way to quell colonial unrest,
S01 • E02 Here they are brought into a land where the sun of Islam - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
Here they are brought into a land where the sun of Islam
S01 • E01 He hoped that the firebrands in Boston - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
He hoped that the firebrands in Boston
S01 • E02 Jenkinson: And, so, of course, the reader realizes - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Jenkinson: And, so, of course, the reader realizes
S01 • E01 Instead, it only inflamed passions. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Instead, it only inflamed passions.
S01 • E02 This is the genius of Franklin, to... to take something - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
This is the genius of Franklin, to... to take something
S01 • E01 The letters were leaked to newspapers, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
The letters were leaked to newspapers,
S01 • E01 The Massachusetts Assembly drafted - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
The Massachusetts Assembly drafted
S01 • E01 As the Assembly's agent, Franklin would have to be - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
As the Assembly's agent, Franklin would have to be
S01 • E02 In the Senate, the petition was tabled without discussion. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
In the Senate, the petition was tabled without discussion.
S01 • E02 Brown: What they agree on, more than anything else, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Brown: What they agree on, more than anything else,
S01 • E01 To make matters worse, Franklin had felt - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
To make matters worse, Franklin had felt
S01 • E02 This is not the forum to deal with the national question - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
This is not the forum to deal with the national question
S01 • E01 And, so, Franklin was seen as this person who - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
And, so, Franklin was seen as this person who
S01 • E02 The question of the future of slavery is really left - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
The question of the future of slavery is really left
S01 • E02 That's how we end up with the North-South division. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
That's how we end up with the North-South division.
S01 • E01 Narrator: Just a few days before Franklin was scheduled - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: Just a few days before Franklin was scheduled
S01 • E02 Before the Revolution, slavery was never a major public issue. - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Before the Revolution, slavery was never a major public issu...
S01 • E02 There were people who spoke, before the Revolution, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
There were people who spoke, before the Revolution,
S01 • E01 The Sons of Liberty, dressed as Indians, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
The Sons of Liberty, dressed as Indians,