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There were laws on the books that began the dismantling
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Benjamin Franklin

There were laws on the booksthat began the dismantling of slavery

There were laws on the books
that began the dismantling of slavery

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There were laws on the books that began the dismantling
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of slavery.
Duration
8 seconds
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18
Timestamp in Movie
01:41:16
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 • 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
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: It is very uncertain what Turn - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Man as Franklin: It is very uncertain what Turn
S01 • E01 The Friends of both Countries wish a reconciliation; - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
The Friends of both Countries wish a reconciliation;
S01 • E02 For that, he said, they needed slaves. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
For that, he said, they needed slaves.
S01 • E02 Isaacson: And Franklin goes back to a device he had used as - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Isaacson: And Franklin goes back to a device he had used as
S01 • E01 He was always thinking, if we can just - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
He was always thinking, if we can just
S01 • E01 He probably could have been won over to the British side - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
He probably could have been won over to the British side
S01 • E02 So he writes a sermon that he pretends has been given by - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
So he writes a sermon that he pretends has been given by
S01 • E01 Narrator: Tensions between England and the colonies worsened, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Narrator: Tensions between England and the colonies worsened...
S01 • E02 And it parodies the entire argument of all those who are - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And it parodies the entire argument of all those who are