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Schiff: Franklin is, first and foremost, a man of the press
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Benjamin Franklin

Franklin is, first andforemost, a man of the press

Schiff: Franklin is, first and
foremost, a man of the press

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Schiff: Franklin is, first and foremost, a man of the press.
Duration
5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:41:53
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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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 • E02 And he plays that role to the hilt - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And he plays that role to the hilt
S01 • E01 Brown: We tend to associate slavery with - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Brown: We tend to associate slavery with
S01 • E02 He is essentially engaged - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He is essentially engaged
S01 • E01 But there were slaves all up and down the Eastern Seaboard, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
But there were slaves all up and down the Eastern Seaboard,
S01 • E01 And they did everything. They served as domestic servants; - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
And they did everything. They served as domestic servants;
S01 • E02 There's a wonderful quote in which someone says, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
There's a wonderful quote in which someone says,
S01 • E02 While Washington is struggling all over, Franklin is - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
While Washington is struggling all over, Franklin is
S01 • E01 The advantage was that Africans couldn't leave. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
The advantage was that Africans couldn't leave.
S01 • E01 Indentured servants filled out their time. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Indentured servants filled out their time.
S01 • E02 "Yes, the... the British may take Philadelphia, but they - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
"Yes, the... the British may take Philadelphia, but the...
S01 • E01 Narrator: Many of Franklin's Quaker friends - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Narrator: Many of Franklin's Quaker friends
S01 • E02 Washington will surround them." - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Washington will surround them."
S01 • E02 And he doesn't, for a moment, in public, drop that mask. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And he doesn't, for a moment, in public, drop that mask...
S01 • E01 Franklin published some of their anti-slavery tracts... - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Franklin published some of their anti-slavery tracts...
S01 • E01 Though he intentionally kept his own name as printer - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Though he intentionally kept his own name as printer
S01 • E02 Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin also realizes he has to win - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin also realizes he has to win
S01 • E01 Dunbar: Franklin lived in a moment in which slavery was - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Dunbar: Franklin lived in a moment in which slavery was
S01 • E02 He knows that within the French population, there's - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
He knows that within the French population, there's
S01 • E01 He was very aware that this was happening, yet he still - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
He was very aware that this was happening, yet he still
S01 • E02 And he taps into that by being a public diplomat, not just - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And he taps into that by being a public diplomat, not just