We forget how amaxing he was.
But I did not see anything about slavery in that article
Great reminder. This post stirred quite the discussion in Franklin and abolition. Worth a read. :)
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3738687/posts
Maybe half-way through writing the article the author realized Franklin had been a slave owner and voted to enshrine slavery into the United States Constitution.
Sorry I forgot to click the excerpt button. Always go to the source doc to make sure nothing was added or deleted.